Tap | Mean of tap in English Dictionary

/ˈtæp/

• Verb
• to hit (someone or something) lightly especially with a small sound
1. He was tapping the desk with a pencil.
2. He tapped her (on the) shoulder to get her attention.
3. Go tap on a window and see if anyone is home.
• to hit (your fingers, feet, etc.) against something lightly
1. He was tapping a pencil on the desk.
2. She tapped her foot to (the beat of) the music.
3. Her foot was tapping to the music.
• to choose (someone) for a particular job, honor, etc.
1. She was tapped for police commissioner.
2. She was tapped to be police commissioner.

• to put (information) into a machine (such as a computer or telephone) by pushing buttons
1. She tapped in my name and found my account records.
2. He tapped the numbers into the calculator.
• to follow the pattern of (something, such as a rhythm) by tapping on a surface
1. She tapped out the beat with her feet.
• to press buttons on a computer or typewriter to write (something)
1. He quickly tapped out a memo.
• Noun
• a light hit or touch or the sound that it makes
1. There was a tap at the door.
2. I felt a tap on my shoulder. [=someone tapped my shoulder]
• a small metal plate on the sole or heel of a shoe used for tap dancing
• a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container: such as
• a device that allows someone to secretly listen to phone conversations
1. There was a tap on her phone.
• served from a barrel
1. beer on tap
• available whenever you need it
1. The hotel has Internet service on tap.
• planned or scheduled to happen
1. I called to find out what's on tap for the weekend.
• Verb
• to take or use money, knowledge, etc., from a source
1. tap the nation's resources
2. We need to tap into new markets.
3. The story taps into powerful emotions.
• to make liquid flow from something by attaching a special device (called a spigot or tap), making or opening a hole, etc.
1. tap a keg
2. tapping maple trees for their sap = tapping sap from maple trees
• to place a device on (someone's phone) in order to secretly listen to telephone calls
1. The FBI tapped her phone.
• to get something useful or valuable from (someone)
1. He tried to tap me for a loan. [=tried to get me to give him a loan]