the action of striking against something with a quick light blow or blows, or a sound made in this way
crews heard tapping from deep underground
there was a tapping at the door
in the background I could hear a tapping noise
an electrical connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component
draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container)
several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories
exploit or draw a supply from (a resource)
clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh's resources of expertise
these magazines have tapped into a target market of consumers
connect a device to (a telephone) so that conversation can be listened to secretly
the telephones were tapped by the state security police
cut a thread in (something) to accept a screw
on most vices, the metal jaws are drilled and tapped to accept screws
a device connected to a telephone for listening secretly to someone's conversations
those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings
an instrument for cutting a threaded hole in a material
a taproom
designate or select (someone) for a task or honour, especially membership of an organization or committee
he had been tapped earlier to serve in Costa Rica
tap dancing
a rhythm much used in tap
a bugle call for lights to be put out in army quarters
the bugler played taps