Tap
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NOUN
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
VERB
cut a female screw thread with a tap
draw from or dip into to get something
strike lightly
draw from
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
walk with a tapping sound
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
draw (liquor) from a tap
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
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