tap/translations
This page contains translations for tap. See the main entry for more information.
English
Etymology 1
Noun
Translations
tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot
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object with a tapering cylindrical form like a tap
ellipsis of taproot — see taproot
hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid — see faucet
liquor drawn through a tap; certain kind or quality of liquor; certain kind or quality of any thing
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device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications — see also bug
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secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication
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situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time
cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole
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connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it
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Verb
Translations
to furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap so that liquid can be drawn
to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source)
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to drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis
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to deplete (something) — see deplete
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; to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication)
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to turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round
to force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot by wagering all of one’s own chips
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to remove a taproot from (a plant)
to cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole; to create an internally threaded hole in (something)
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to cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw
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to put (a screw or other object) in or through another thing