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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tap \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf.
     dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to
     grope.]
     1. To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently;
        to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a


        cane.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tap
       n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {rap}]
       2: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water
          faucet}, {water tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]
       3: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}]
       4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a
          shoe (as in tap dancing)
       5: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
       6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: {spigot}]
       7: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get
          information [syn: {wiretap}]
       8: a light touch or stroke [syn: {pat}, {dab}]
       v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
       2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory";
          "tap a source of money"
       3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tip}]
       4: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources
          we are given wisely" [syn: {exploit}]
       5: 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?" [syn: {wiretap}, {intercept}, {bug}]
       6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid
          from it; "tap a cask of wine"
       7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
          fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {rap}, {knock}, {pink}]
       8: walk with a tapping sound
       9: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal
          plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover
          tapdances better than anybody" [syn: {tapdance}]
       10: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
       11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for
           its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
       12: 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" [syn: {solicit}, {beg}]
       [also: {tapping}, {tapped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tapping
       n : the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of
           the man's cane"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tapping
       See {tap}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "tapping":
     aspiration, banging, blasting, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching,
     bursting, cracking, crashing, cupping, drafting, drainage,
     draining, drawing, emptying, exploding, explosive, flapping,
     knocking, milking, phlebotomy, pipetting, popping, pumping,
     rapping, siphoning, slapping, slatting, sucking, suction,
     venesection
  
  

















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