[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tap \tap\, v. t. imp.  p. p. tapped; p. pr.  vb. n.
   tapping. f. taper to strike; of teutonic origin; cf.
   dial. g. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, g. tappen to
   grope.
   1. to strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently;
      to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a
      cane.
      1913 webster

   2. to put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
      1913 webster
see also:
tapped tapping 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tap
     n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow syn: pat, rap
     2: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask syn: water
        faucet, water tap, spigot, hydrant
     3: a gentle blow syn: rap, strike
     4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a
        shoe as in tap dancing
     5: a tool for cutting female internal screw threads
     6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask syn: spigot
     7: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get
        information syn: wiretap
     8: a light touch or stroke syn: pat, dab
     v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
     2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory";
        "tap a source of money"
     3: strike lightly; "he tapped me on the shoulder" syn: tip
     4: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources
        we are given wisely" syn: exploit
     5: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "the
        fbi was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "is
        this hotel room bugged?" syn: wiretap, intercept, bug
     6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid
        from it; "tap a cask of wine"
     7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
        fingers on the table impatiently" syn: rap, knock, pink
     8: walk with a tapping sound
     9: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal
        plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "glover
        tapdances better than anybody" syn: tapdance
     10: draw liquor from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
     11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for
         its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
     12: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request
         urgently or persistently; "henry iv solicited the pope
         for a divorce"; "my neighbor keeps soliciting money for
         different charities" syn: solicit, beg
     also: tapping, tapped
see also:
pat rap water faucet water tap spigot hydrant 
strike wiretap dab tip exploit 
intercept bug knock pink tapdance 
solicit beg tapping tapped 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tapping
     n : the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of
         the man's cane"

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tapping
     see tap
see also:
tap 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 moby thesaurus words for "tapping":
   aspiration, banging, blasting, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching,
   bursting, cracking, crashing, cupping, drafting, drainage,
   draining, drawing, emptying, exploding, explosive, flapping,
   knocking, milking, phlebotomy, pipetting, popping, pumping,
   rapping, siphoning, slapping, slatting, sucking, suction,
   venesection

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