Tap

 a light touch or stroke; a plug for a bunghole in a cask; a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads; a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing); the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information; a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask; the sound made by a gentle blow; a gentle blow; verb strike lightly; cut a female screw thread with a tap; pierce in order to draw a liquid from; draw (liquor) from a tap; walk with a tapping sound; make light, repeated taps on a surface; draw from or dip into to get something; furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; draw from; make good use of; dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

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