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Tap
tap
- a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled
"she turned the cold tap on"
- an electrical connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component
- a device connected to a phone for listening secretly to someone's conversations
"those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings"
- an act of listening secretly to someone's phone conversation
- an instrument for cutting a threaded hole in a material
- a taproom
- draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container)
"several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories"
- draw (liquid) from a cask, barrel, or other container
"in the cellars of the monasteries the butlers were tapping new and old ale"
- draw sap from (a tree) by cutting into it
- exploit or draw a supply from (a resource)
"clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh's resources of expertise"
- obtain money or information from (someone)
"he considered whom he could tap for information"
- connect a device to (a phone) so that conversation can be listened to secretly
"the telephones were tapped by the state security police"
- cut a thread in (something) to accept a screw
"on most vices, the metal jaws are drilled and tapped to accept screws"