Tap
noun
- 1.
- (1. A valve and spout used to regulate delivery of a fluid at the end of a pipe. 2. A plug for a bunghole; a spigot. 3. a. Liquor drawn from a spigot. b. Liquor of a particular brew, cask, or quality. 4. Medicine. The removal of fluid from a body cavity: a spinal tap. 5. A tool for cutting an internal screw thread. 6. A makeshift terminal in an electric circuit) water tap ក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹក, bolt and tap ក្បាលឡោស៊ី, beer on it ប៊ីយែរដាក់ធុង
- 2.
- (1. a. A gentle blow. b. The sound made by such a blow. 2. a. A thin layer of leather or a substitute applied to a worndown shoe heel or toe. b. A metal plate attached to the toe or heel of a shoe, as for tapdancing) ការវាយយ៉ាងបន្ថើរ
verb — past tense: tapped ; past participle: tapped ; present participle: tapping ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (1. To furnish with a spigot or tap. 2. To pierce in order to draw off liquid: tap a maple tree. 3. To draw [liquid] from a vessel or container: tap a new keg of beer. 4. Medicine. To withdraw fluid from [a body cavity]. 5. To make a connection with or open outlets from: tap a water main. 6. a. To wiretap [a telephone]. b. To establish an electric connection in [a power line], as to divert current secretly. 7. To cut screw threads in [a collar, socket, or other fitting]. 8. Informal. To ask [a person] for money) tap a beer keg ដាក់ចំពួយ, tap an underground stream បូមយកចេញ, tap one's inner resources យកមកប្រើប្រាស់
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to strike lightly, to strike something lightly with) tap her on the shoulder វាយឬបន្ថើរៗ, tap his pipe on his shoe គោះបន្ថើរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
- 2.
- A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet.
- 3.
- Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap.
- 4.
- A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
- 5.
- A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
- 6.
- A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
- 7.
- A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
- 8.
- A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
verb — past tense: tapped ; past participle: tapped ; present participle: tapping ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To strike a gentle blow.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.