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tap
noun
a
device
with
a
handle
that
you
turn
on
or
off
to
let
water
or
another
liquid
flow
from
a
pipe
•
Sam
turned
the
kitchen
tap
to
fill
the
kettle
.
Sam
turned
the
kitchen
tap
to
fill
the
kettle
.
•
The
bathroom
tap
kept
dripping
through
the
night
.
The
bathroom
tap
kept
dripping
through
the
night
.
Old
English
tæppa
‘
stopper
for
a
cask
’,
from
Latin
tapo
,
possibly
from
Illyrian
.
verb
-
tap
,
tapping
,
taps
,
tapped
to
press
quickly
on
a
smartphone
or
tablet
screen
with
your
finger
to
choose
something
•
Just
tap
the
icon
to
open
the
camera
app
.
Just
tap
the
icon
to
open
the
camera
app
.
•
I
accidentally
tapped
the
wrong
button
and
closed
the
game
.
I
accidentally
tapped
the
wrong
button
and
closed
the
game
.
Technological
extension
of
the
basic
verb
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
1990s
with
touch-screen
devices
.
verb
-
tap
,
tapping
,
taps
,
tapped
to
touch
or
hit
someone
or
something
lightly
,
often
with
your
fingers
,
to
make
a
soft
sound
or
to
get
attention
•
Julia
tapped
her
friend
on
the
shoulder
to
say
hello
.
Julia
tapped
her
friend
on
the
shoulder
to
say
hello
.
•
Please
don't
tap
the
glass
;
it
bothers
the
fish
.
Please
don't
tap
the
glass
;
it
bothers
the
fish
.
Extension
of
the
noun
sense
;
recorded
as
a
verb
since
the
14th
century
.
verb
-
tap
,
tapping
,
taps
,
tapped
to
make
a
small
hole
in
a
tree
,
barrel
,
or
other
container
so
that
you
can
draw
liquid
such
as
sap
or
beer
from
it
•
Farmers
tapped
the
maple
trees
to
collect
sap
in
early
spring
.
Farmers
tapped
the
maple
trees
to
collect
sap
in
early
spring
.
•
They
tapped
the
keg
and
served
fresh
beer
to
the
guests
.
They
tapped
the
keg
and
served
fresh
beer
to
the
guests
.
From
the
noun
sense
‘
plug
or
spout
for
drawing
liquid
’;
the
verb
meaning
‘
draw
liquid
by
a
tap
’
dates
from
the
early
17th
century
.
