tap
Draw from; make good use of.
Strike lightly.
“He tapped me on the shoulder”
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”
Draw (liquor) from a tap.
“tap beer in a bar”
Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it.
“tap a cask of wine”
Pierce in order to draw a liquid from.
“tap a maple tree for its syrup”
“tap a keg of beer”
Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
“The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”
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”
Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
Make light, repeated taps on a surface.
“he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”
The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.
A light touch or stroke.
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 gentle blow.
The sound made by a gentle blow.
A plug for a bunghole in a cask.
A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask.