Definitions for taps

((military) signal to turn the lights out)

(the sound made by a gentle blow)

(a gentle blow)

(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)

(a light touch or stroke)

(cut a female screw thread with a tap)

(draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money")

(strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder")

(draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely")

(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?")

(furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine")

(make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently")

(walk with a tapping sound)

(dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody")

(draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar")

(pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer")

(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")