tapping -- (the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane")
Overview of verb tap
The verb tap has 12 senses
tap -- (cut a female screw thread with a tap)
tap -- (draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money")
tap, tip -- (strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder")
exploit, tap -- (draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely")
wiretap, tap, intercept, bug -- (tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?")
tap -- (furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine")
tap, rap, knock, pink -- (make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently")
tap -- (walk with a tapping sound)
tapdance, tap -- (dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody")
tap -- (draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar")
tap -- (pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer")
solicit, beg, tap -- (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities")
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