tap
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
Framework senses
- §1
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something
- §2
- draw from
- §3
- strike lightly
- §4
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
- §5
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- §6
- draw (liquor) from a tap
- §7
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- §8
- walk with a tapping sound
- §9
- make light, repeated strikes on a surface
- §10
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- §11
- draw from or dip into to get something
- §12
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it