tap

tap
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. spigot, faucet, valve; plug, bung, stopper; outlet; knock, rap; tapping, tap dance, soft shoe; taproom, bar, saloon. —v. knock, rap, pat, strike, touch; tapdance; broach, draw off (liquor, etc.); wiretap; draw upon, nominate. See impulse, opening, egress, choice.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A light blow]
Syn. pat, rap, dab; see blow 1 .
2. [A spigot]
Syn. faucet, petcock, valve, spout; see faucet .
3. [A partial sole used for repair]
Syn. patch, guard, cover, reinforcement.
• on tap,
Syn. on draft, fresh from the barrel, in the keg, free-flowing, on hand; see also available .
v.
1. [To strike lightly]
Syn. pat, touch, rap; see hit 1 .
2. [To puncture in order to draw liquid]
Syn. perforate, pierce, bore, drill, broach, stab, spear, riddle, spike, lance; see also penetrate 1 .
Ant. close*, seal, solder.
3. [To obtain by means of tapping]
Syn. draw, draw out, draw forth, pour out, drain, empty.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
faucet, spigot, spout, nozzle, valve, cock, stopper, bung, plug, cork, spile.
II
v.
1. poke hit, touch, rap, pat, drum, smack, strike.
2. drain draw, siphon, empty, bleed, milk, pump, broach, pierce.
3. wiretap *bug, eavesdrop.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The sound made by a light blow: knock, rap1. See SOUNDS.
V
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make a noise by striking: knock, rap1. See SOUNDS. 2. To select for an office or position: appoint, designate, make, name, nominate. See CHOICE.
VI
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To remove (a liquid) by a steady, gradual process: drain, draw (off), let out, pump. See INCREASE. 2. To monitor (telephone calls) with a concealed listening device connected to the circuit: bug, wiretap. See INVESTIGATE.

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