- tap⇄expr. on tap,
a. ready to be let out of a keg, cask, or barrel and be served.
Ex. There is good beer on tap down at the Red Lion.
b. (Figurative.) ready for use; on hand; available.
Ex. Mother keeps a box of stationery on tap so - tap⇄expr. taps. See under taps.
- tap⇄noun 1. a light blow, often one that can be heard.
Ex. There was a tap at the door.
2. the sound of a light blow.
3. a piece of leather used to repair the bottom of a shoe.
4. a small steel plate on a shoe to reduce wear or to - tap⇄noun 1. a simple wooden faucet for a barrel or the like, consisting of a short pipe with a peg stopper inserted crosswise like a setscrew or cotter pin to stop the flow.
2. any faucet; spigot; cock.
Ex. He left the tap open to fill the kitch - tap⇄tap (1), verb, tapped,tapping,noun.
- tap⇄tap (2), noun, verb, tapped,tapping.
- tap⇄tap (3), noun.
(in India) malaria. - tap⇄v.i. to strike a light blow or series of blows:
a. to hit slightly; tamp.
b. to signal by knocking; rap.
Ex. He tapped on the window. - tap⇄v.t. 1. to make a hole in to let out liquid.
Ex. They tapped the sugar maples when the sap began to flow.
2. to remove the plug from (a cask); pierce.
Ex. to tap a cask.
3. to let out (liquid) by piercing or by drawing a plug. - tap⇄v.t. 1. to strike lightly, often so that one can hear.
Ex. Tap him on the shoulder.
2. to use (one's hand, foot, or a hammer or other object) in knocking; cause to strike lightly.
Ex. She tapped her foot on the floor.
3. to make