tap

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Taabwa with p as a placeholder. === Symbol === tap (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Taabwa. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Taabwa terms == English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /tæp/, [tʰæp] (South Wales) IPA(key): /tɐːp/ Rhymes: -æp === Etymology 1 === The noun is derived from Middle English tappe (“hollow device for controlling the flow of liquid from a hole, cock, faucet, spigot; hole through which the liquid flows; the liquid which thus flows”), from Old English tæppa, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“a plug, tap; peg; tapering stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tapa. The verb is derived from Middle English tappen (“to obtain (liquid, chiefly liquor) from a tap; to obtain and sell (liquor)”), from Old English tæppian (“to provide (a container) with a stopper; to obtain (liquid) from a tap”), and then either: from Old English tæppa (see above) + -ian (suffix forming verbs); or from Proto-Germanic *tappōną, from *tappô (noun) (see above). Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.5 (“to turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round”) alludes to the abilities or resources of the card or piece having been drawn on to the point of temporary exhaustion: see verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.2. ==== Noun ==== tap (plural taps) A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container. Synonyms: spigot, spile (by extension) An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”). A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe. Synonyms: cock, faucet, handle, spigot, spout, stopcock (medicine, informal) A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis. Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing. (communication, chiefly law enforcement) A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications. [from 20th c.] A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication. (finance) A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions. (mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool. (British) Ellipsis of taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”). Synonyms: bar, barroom (British, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== tapster ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== tap (third-person singular simple present taps, present participle tapping, simple past and past participle tapped) (transitive) To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn. To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source). (medicine, informal) To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis. (figurative) To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into. To deplete (something); to tap out. (informal) To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:scrounge (communication, chiefly law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.] Synonym: eavesdrop (board games, card games) To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round. (poker) To force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot (that is, to go all in) by wagering all of one's own chips. (horticulture) To remove a taproot from (a plant). (mechanics) To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something). To cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw. To put (a screw or other object) in or through another thing. To click on something, usually a device. (intransitive) To act as a tapster; to draw an alcoholic beverage from a container. (obsolete) To spend money, etc., freely. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === The verb is derived from Middle English tappen, teppen (“to give (something) a knock or tap; to hit (something) lightly, pat, tap”), either: imitative of the making of a tapping sound; or from Old French tapper, taper (“to tap”) (modern French taper), from Frankish *tappōn, *dabbōn (“to strike”), or from Middle Low German tappen, tapen (“to rap, strike, tap”). Doublet of dab. Verb etymology 2, verb sense 1.1.1 (“to arrest (someone)”) and etymology 2, verb sense 1.6 (“to choose or designate (someone) for a duty, etc.”) allude to a police officer or other person tapping someone on their shoulder to catch their attention or to select them. The noun is derived from Middle English tap, tappe (“light blow or hit”), and then either: from Middle English tappen (verb) (see above); or from Old French tape (“light slap or touch, pat”) (modern French tape), from tapper, taper (verb) (see above). ==== Verb ==== tap (third-person singular simple present taps, present participle tapping, simple past and past participle tapped) (transitive) To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard. [from early 13th c.] (slang) Also in the form tap on the shoulder: to arrest (someone). (slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with (someone). Synonyms: hit, wap; see also Thesaurus:copulate with (slang) To shoot (someone or something) with a firearm. To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly. Synonyms: hit, patter, pound, rap, strike; see also Thesaurus:hit (transitive) To lightly touch a touchscreen, usually an icon or button, to activate a function. Next, tap on the browser to get on the internet. (transitive) To lightly and repeatedly touch (a person or one or more body parts) as part of various forms of psychological treatment. The therapist tapped him when he was overcome by anxiety. (combat sports) To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out. (graphical user interface) To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen). Coordinate terms: swipe, click (British, dialectal or US) To repair (an item of footwear) by putting on a new heel or sole, or a piece of material on to the heel or sole. (chiefly US, informal) To choose or designate (someone) for a duty, an honour, membership of an organization, or a position. [from mid 20th c.] (intransitive) Often followed by at or on: to strike lightly with a clear sound; also, to make a sharp noise through this action. Synonyms: bang, hit, ping, rap To walk by striking the ground lightly with a clear sound. Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal. (combat sports) To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out. (obsolete) Of a hare or rabbit: to strike the ground repeatedly with its feet during the rutting season. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== tap (countable and uncountable, plural taps) (countable) A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike. (informal, minimizer, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work. (dance) One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound. (firearms, slang) A shot fired from a firearm. (graphical user interface) An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function. Coordinate term: click (phonetics) A single muscle contraction in vocal organs causing a consonant sound; also, the sound so made. Synonym: flap (British, dialectal or US) A piece of leather or other material fastened upon the bottom of an item of footwear when repairing the heel or sole; also (England, dialectal) the sole of an item of footwear. Synonym: heeltap (uncountable, dance) Ellipsis of tap dance. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Persian or Urdu تب (tab, “malarial fever”), ultimately from Sanskrit ताप (tāpa, “fever; heat; pain, torment”). ==== Noun ==== tap (uncountable) (India, chiefly East India) A malarial fever. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === tap (valve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia tap (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [Francis Grose] (1788), “Tap”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC: “Tap. A gentle blow. A tap on the ſhoulder; an arreſt. To tap a girl; to be the firſt ſeducer. To tap a guinea; to get it changed.” “tap n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “tap v.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === tPA, Apt, APT, pat, atp, pta., PTA, apt., ap't, TPA, apt, PAT, ATP, Pat == Achang == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Forms a transitive/intransitive pair with dap (“to stick”). === Pronunciation === (Myanmar) /tap˧/ (Longchuan) [tʰap³⁵] (Luxi) [tap³¹] (Xiandao) [tʰap⁵⁵] === Verb === tap to fasten === Further reading === Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[22], Payap University, page 122 == Albanian == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Noun === tap struck, hit == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtap] Rhymes: -ap === Noun === tap m (plural taps) tap, spigot, plug (castells) a casteller inserted into an empty space in a pinya to make it more compact Synonyms: falca, tapaforats ==== Derived terms ==== ésser un tap de barral == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish tapp, from Old Norse tappi, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtap/, [ˈtˢɑb̥] ==== Noun ==== tap c (singular definite tappen, plural indefinite tappe or tapper) (mechanics) protruding component of a device (anatomy) cone cell (informal) penis (erotic literature) clitoris 2014, 2016, Christian Møgeltoft, Uskyld, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN) ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === Acronym of teknisk-administrativt personale. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtap/, [ˈtˢɑb̥] ==== Noun ==== tap c (singular definite tap'en, plural indefinite tap'er) member of technical and administrative staff ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== tap imperative of tappe == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch tappe (“closing pin, stopper”), from Old Dutch *tappo, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑp/ Hyphenation: tap Rhymes: -ɑp === Noun === tap m (plural tappen, diminutive tapje n) tap ==== Usage notes ==== Although this term can be used to mean a tap from which water flows, this usage is rare; the more common term is kraan. It is most commonly used to refer to a beer tap. ==== Synonyms ==== kraan ==== Derived terms ==== biertap flappentap tapbier tappen ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: tap == Icelandic == === Etymology === Deverbal from tapa (“to lose”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʰaːp/ Rhymes: -aːp === Noun === tap n (genitive singular taps, nominative plural töp) loss, damage ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== tapa == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe (“closing pin, stopper”), from Old Dutch *tappo, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtap/ [ˈt̪ap̚] Rhymes: -ap Syllabification: tap Homophone: Tap === Verb === tap (active mengetap, passive ditap, imperative tap, emphatic-jussive taplah) to tap ==== Synonyms ==== === Noun === tap (plural tap-tap) tap tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tap”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == K'iche' == === Noun === tap (Classical K'iche') crab == Kusunda == === Noun === tap chicken === References === David E. Watters (2006), “Notes on Kusunda Grammar: A Language Isolate of Nepal”, in Himalayan Linguistics‎[23], page 14 == Malecite-Passamaquoddy == === Etymology === Cognate with Penobscot ttὰpi, Mi'kmaq tapi, Abenaki tôbi. === Noun === tap anim (plural tapiyik/tapihik, possessed 'tahtapiyil/'tahtapimol/'tapiyil, locative tapik/tapiyik, diminutive tapossis) bow == Middle English == === Verb === tap alternative form of tappen (“to touch gently”) == Mizo == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tap. === Noun === tap fireplace, hearth === Further reading === Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “tap”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑːp/ === Noun === tap n (definite singular tapet, indefinite plural tap, definite plural tapa or tapene) (a) loss ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tape (Etymology 2) === References === “tap” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑːp/ === Noun === tap n (definite singular tapet, indefinite plural tap, definite plural tapa) (a) loss, defeat ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “tap” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Javanese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tap/ Rhymes: -tap Hyphenation: tap === Etymology 1 === Unknown, probably *sĕp +‎ ta-, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *səp (“to suffice”) (compare to Khmer សព្វ (sɑp, “every”), Khmer ស៊ុប (sup, “sufficient, complete”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== tap proper arrangement right order ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== tap sudden, swift ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === "tap" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Palula == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tap/ === Adverb === tap (Perso-Arabic spelling تپ) Co-lexicalized intensifier === References === Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “tap”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[24], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN == Semai == === Etymology === From Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Pacoh tâp (“to bury”), Riang [Lang] tap² ("to dam"), Mal tʰap ("to bury"), Mon တိုပ် (“to bury”), Vietnamese đắp (“to cover something with a layer”). === Verb === tap to bury ==== Synonyms ==== (to bury): choop (to plant): chet === References === == Spanish == === Noun === tap m (uncountable) tap, tap dancing == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tap/ Rhymes: -ap === Noun === tap m (plural tapiau or tapau or taps, diminutive tepyn) tap, faucet, spigot Synonyms: dwsel, feis, sbigod ==== Derived terms ==== dŵr tap (“tap water”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tap”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tap”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies