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31tap — (informal) To gather mail from a collection box …
32tap-1 — tap 1 English meaning: to dip Deutsche Übersetzung: “eintauchen; Nässe”? Material: Arm. t”at”avem “tauche ein”, t”ōn (*tapni ) “ dampness, Nässe, rain”; O.C.S. topiti “immergere”, *to(p)nǫti “immergi”, in addition among others… …
33tap-2 — tap 2 English meaning: to press down, press together Deutsche Übersetzung: “niederdrũcken, zusammendrũcken” Material: Gk. ταπεινός “low, demũtig” (“*gedrũckt”); O.Ice. Þefja ‘stomp”, Þōf n. “crush”, Þōfi m. “Filz” (out of it… …
34tap — tap1 S3 [tæp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(water/gas)¦ 2¦(a light hit)¦ 3 on tap 4¦(dancing)¦ 5¦(telephone)¦ 6¦(barrel)¦ 7¦(tune)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3, 5, 6; Origin: Old English tAppa] [Sense: 2, 4, 7 …
35tap — me·tap·ter·yg·i·um; oc·tap·o·dy; pen·tap·o·dy; pen·tap·o·lis; tap·a·co·lo; tap·a·de·ro; tap; tap·es·tried; tap·es·try; tap·e·ti; tap·i·no·ma; tap·i·o·ca; tap·i·o·lite; tap·i·rus; tap·is; tap·let; tap·man; tap·pable; tap·pet; tap·pie·too·rie;… …
36tap — tap1 [ tæp ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to touch someone or something gently and move them slightly, or make a soft knocking sound: Several young men were tapping away at keyboards (=using computers). tap at/on/against: We could hear …
37tap */*/ — I UK [tæp] / US verb Word forms tap : present tense I/you/we/they tap he/she/it taps present participle tapping past tense tapped past participle tapped 1) [intransitive/transitive] to touch someone or something gently and to move them slightly,… …
38tap — tap1 tappable, adj. /tap/, v., tapped, tapping, n. v.t. 1. to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows: He tapped the door twice. 2. to make, put, etc., by tapping: to tap a nail into a wall. 3. to strike… …
39tap — {{11}}tap (n.1) stopper, faucet, O.E. tæppa, from P.Gmc. *tappon (Cf. M.Du. tappe, Du. tap, O.H.G. zapfo, Ger. zapfen). Originally a tapering cylindrical peg (hence TAPROOT (Cf. taproot)). Phrase on tap ready for use is recorded from late 15c.… …
40tap — [[t]tæ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ taps, tapping, tapped 1) N COUNT A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink. [mainly BRIT] She turned on the taps. ...a cold water tap... The honey runs out of a… …
