Tap

What “Tap” means

Noun

1. A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
2. An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
3. A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
4. A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
5. Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.

Verb

1. To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.
2. To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).
3. To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).
4. To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.
5. To deplete (something); to tap out.

Verb

1. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.
2. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.
3. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.
4. To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.
5. To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.

Noun

1. A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike.
2. The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work.
3. One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound.
4. A shot fired from a firearm.
5. An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function.

Where the word comes from

The noun is derived from Middle English tappe (“hollow device for controlling the flow of liquid from a hole, cock, faucet, spigot; hole through which the liquid flows; the liquid which thus flows”), from Old English tæppa, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“a plug, tap; peg; tapering stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tapa. The verb is derived from Middle English tappen (“to obtain (liquid, chiefly liquor) from a tap; to obtain and sell (liquor)”), from Old English tæppian (“to provide (a container) with a stopper; to obtain (liquid) from a tap”), and then either: * from Old English tæppa (see above) + -ian (suffix forming verbs); or * from Proto-Germanic *tappōną, from *tappô (noun) (see above). Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.5 (“to turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already

The verb is derived from Middle English tappen, teppen (“to give (something) a knock or tap; to hit (something) lightly, pat, tap”), either: * imitative of the making of a tapping sound; or * from Old French tapper, taper (“to tap”) (modern French taper), from Frankish *tappōn, *dabbōn (“to strike”), or from Middle Low German tappen, tapen (“to rap, strike, tap”), or from Proto-Germanic *tabōną (“to grope, to grapple, to claw”), maybe via a Old Norse *tapa (“to strike”), as seen in the derivative tapsa (“to tap”) Doublet of dab and tave. Verb etymology 2, verb sense 1.1.1 (“to arrest (someone)”) and etymology 2, verb sense 1.6 (“to choose or designate (someone) for a duty, etc.”) allude to a police officer or other person tapping someone on their shoulder to catch their attention or to select them. The noun is derived from Middle English tap, tappe (“light blow or hit”), and then either:

Business name ideas with “Tap”

Industries where “Tap” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Bar
• Brewery
• Mobile App Studio
• Breweries
• Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)