tap
/tæp/
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe; A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container; A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.; A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity
- plural
- taps
Meanings
- 1
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe
Tom turned the tap on.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom turned the tap off.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container
- 3
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.; A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis
- 4
Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing
- 5
An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”)rare
- 6
A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communicationsrare
- 7
A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communicationrare
- 8
A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditionsrare
- 9
A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the toolrare
- 10
A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tappingrare