Synonyms for tap

verb

• draw from; make good use of
• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
• dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
• make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
• make light, repeated taps on a surface
• strike lightly
• cut a female screw thread with a tap
• draw from or dip into to get something
• draw (liquor) from a tap
• furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
• pierce in order to draw a liquid from
• walk with a tapping sound

noun

• a gentle blow
• the sound made by a gentle blow
• a plug for a bunghole in a cask
• a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
• the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
• a light touch or stroke
• a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
• a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads