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noun
1.
a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
2.
a faucet or cock.
3.
the liquor drawn through a particular tap.
5.
EXPANDa tool for cutting screw threads into the cylindrical surface of a round opening.
6.
Surgery. the withdrawal of fluid: spinal tap.
7.
a hole made in tapping, as one in a pipe to furnish connection for a branch pipe.
8.
Electricity. a connection brought out of a winding at some point between its extremities, for controlling the voltage ratio.
9.
Informal. an act or instance of wiretapping.
10.
COLLAPSEArchaic. a particular kind or quality of drink.
verb (used with object)
11.
to draw liquid from (a vessel or container).
12.
to draw off (liquid) by removing or opening a tap or by piercing a container.
13.
to draw the tap or plug from or pierce (a cask or other container).
14.
to penetrate, open up, reach into, etc., for the purpose of using something or drawing something off; begin to use: to tap one's resources.
15.
EXPANDto connect into secretly so as to receive the message or signal being transmitted: to tap a telephone wire or telephone.
16.
to furnish (a cask, container, pipe, etc.) with a tap.
17.
to cut a screw thread into the surface of (an opening).
18.
COLLAPSEto open outlets from (power lines, highways, pipes, etc.).
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On tap
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
19.
tap into, Informal. to gain access to; become friendly with: The candidate tapped into some wealthy supporters.
20.
Idiomtap off, to remove (liquid, molten metal, etc.) from a keg, furnace, or the like: to tap off slag from a blast furnace.
21.
on tap,
a.
ready to be drawn and served, as liquor from a cask.
b.
furnished with a tap or cock, as a barrel containing liquor.
c.
Informal. ready for immediate use; available: There are numerous other projects on tap.
Origin:
before 1050; (noun) Middle English tappe, Old English tæppa; cognate with Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, Old Norse tappi; (v.) Middle English tappen, Old English tæppian; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tappen, German zapfen, Old Norse tappa
before 1050; (noun) Middle English tappe, Old English tæppa; cognate with Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, Old Norse tappi; (v.) Middle English tappen, Old English tæppian; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tappen, German zapfen, Old Norse tappa
Related forms
tap·pa·ble, adjective
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Word Origin & History
tap
"stopper, faucet," O.E. tæppa, from P.Gmc. *tappon (cf. M.Du. tappe, Du. tap, O.H.G. zapfo, Ger. zapfen). Originally a tapering cylindrical peg (hence taproot). Meaning "device to listen in secretly on telephone calls" is from 1923, from the verb in this sense, originally (1869) with reference
EXPAND to telegraph wires. Phrase on tap "ready for use" is recorded from late 15c. The verb meaning "to supply with a tap" is from O.E. tæppian. Extended sense of "make use of" is first recorded 1570s. Tap-room is from 1807. Tapped out "broke" is 1940s slang, perhaps from the notion of having tapped all one's acquaintances for loans already (cf. British slang on the tap "begging, making requests for loans," 1932).
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Medical Dictionary
tap (tāp)
n.
The removal of fluid from a body cavity. v. tapped, tap·ping, taps
To withdraw fluid from a body cavity, as with a trocar and cannula, hollow needle, or catheter.
To strike lightly with the finger or a hammerlike instrument, as in percussion or to elicit a tendon reflex.
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Idioms & Phrases
on tap
Available for immediate use, ready, as in We have two more trumpeters on tap for the parade. This metaphoric expression alludes to a beverage such as beer that is ready to be drawn from a cask. [Mid-1800s]
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