ALL meanings of tapped
tap
T t - verb with object tapped to draw liquid from (a vessel or container). 1
- verb with object tapped to draw off (liquid) by removing or opening a tap or by piercing a container. 1
- verb with object tapped to draw the tap or plug from or pierce (a cask or other container). 1
- verb with object tapped to penetrate, open up, reach into, etc., for the purpose of using something or drawing something off; begin to use: to tap one's resources. 1
- verb with object tapped to connect into secretly so as to receive the message or signal being transmitted: to tap a telephone wire or telephone. 1
- verb with object tapped to furnish (a cask, container, pipe, etc.) with a tap. 1
- verb with object tapped to cut a screw thread into the surface of (an opening). 1
- verb with object tapped to open outlets from (power lines, highways, pipes, etc.). 1
- verb without object tapped to strike lightly but audibly, as to attract attention. 1
- verb without object tapped to strike light blows. 1
- verb without object tapped to tap-dance. 1
- noun tapped a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot. 1
- noun tapped a faucet or cock. 1
- noun tapped the liquor drawn through a particular tap. 1
- noun tapped British. a taphouse or taproom. 1
- noun tapped a tool for cutting screw threads into the cylindrical surface of a round opening. 1
- noun tapped Surgery. the withdrawal of fluid: spinal tap. 1
- noun tapped a hole made in tapping, as one in a pipe to furnish connection for a branch pipe. 1
- noun tapped Electricity. a connection brought out of a winding at some point between its extremities, for controlling the voltage ratio. 1
- noun tapped Informal. an act or instance of wiretapping. 1
- noun tapped Archaic. a particular kind or quality of drink. 1
- idioms tapped on tap, ready to be drawn and served, as liquor from a cask. furnished with a tap or cock, as a barrel containing liquor. Informal. ready for immediate use; available: There are numerous other projects on tap. 1