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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/tæp/
audio|en-us-tap.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æp

Etymology 1
OE. tæppa = OS. *tappo MLG. tappe etystub

Noun
en-noun

1. A device used to dispense liquids.

#:We don't have bottled water, you'll have to get it from the tap.

1. A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)

#:We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.

1. A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.

#:The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill advised taps along its length.

Synonyms
i-c|device to dispense liquid faucet, handle, spigot, spout

Translations
trans-top|device to dispense liquid
Esperanto: krano
Finnish: hana
Polish: kran m, zawór m, kurek m
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Portuguese: torneira f
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trans-top|device to cut internal threads
Finnish: kierteitystappi
French: [[taraud] m
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Polish: gwintownik m
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trans-top|connection of a system to the main distribution
Finnish: ylimääräinen liitos
Polish: zawór g�ówny m
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ttbc|German: Zapfen, Spund, Hahn (1); Gewindeschneider (2)
ttbc|Hungarian: csap
ttbc|Kurdish: zembere f, henef f, mislik f, henefî f, henîfe f
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ttbc|Norwegian: kran
ttbc|Spanish: canilla (f)
ttbc|Turkish: musluk
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Etymology 2
Old English tæppian etystub <!--should this really be a separate etym. from above?? -->

Verb
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en-verb|tapp|ing

1. To furnish with taps.
2. on tap: To have something available; to open (a keg) with a tap.

#:We have draft beer on tap.

1. To access a resource or object.

#:When he ran out of money, he decided to tap into his trust fund.

1. To draw off liquid from a vessel

#:He tapped a new barrel of beer.

1. To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection

#:They can't tap the phone without a warrant.

1. To intercept a communication without authority.

#:He was known to tap Cable TV and satellite dishes.

1. context|mechanical To cut an internal screw thread.

#:Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.

1. slang To have sexual intercourse with.

#:I would tap that hot girl over there. or, more informally, I'd tap that

Synonyms
i-c|intercept communications eavesdrop

Translations
trans-top|furnish with taps
Finnish: varustaa hana|hanalla
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trans-top|have "on tap"
Finnish: olla hana|hanassa
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trans-top|access a resource or object
Finnish: verottaa, käyttää
Polish: wykorzystywa�
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trans-top|draw off liquid from a vessel
Finnish: valuttaa, avata
Polish: napoczyna�, spuszcza� p�yn
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trans-top|place a listening device
Finnish: asentaa salakuuntelulaite
Polish: za�oży� pods�uch
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trans-top|intercept communication
Finnish: katsella lupa|luvatta, salakuunnella
Polish: pods�uchiwa�
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trans-top|make an internal thread
Finnish: tehdä sisäkierre/naaraskierre, kierteittää reikä
Polish: gwintowa�
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ttbc|German: mit einem Hahn versehen, anzapfen; abzapfen; (Telefonate) abhören, (Ressourcen) erschlie�en; (Vorräte) anbrechen
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Etymology 3
Middle English tappe etystub

Verb
en-verb|tapp|ing

1. To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

#:He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.
#:She tapped her companion on the back to indicate that she was ready to go.

1. To make a sharp noise.

#:The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.

Synonyms
i-c|touch something|often repeatedly hit, patter, pound, rap, strike
i-c|make a sharp noise bang, ping, rap

Translations
trans-top|touch something, often repeatedly
Finnish: naputtaa, naputella, taputtaa
Polish: klepn��, stukn��
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trans-top|make a sharp noise
Finnish: napauttaa, kopauttaa
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ttbc|German: klopfen
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Icelandic

Noun
tap

1. loss

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