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tap1 British & World English

a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled

tap2 British & World English

strike with a quick light blow or blows

on tap in tap1 British & World English

ready to be poured from a tap

tap-in British & World English

a relatively gentle close-range kick or tap that scores a goal

bib tap British & World English

another term for bibcock.

mixer tap British & World English

a tap through which both hot and cold water can be drawn at the same time by means of separate controls

screw tap British & World English

a tool for making female screws

tap dance British & World English

a dance performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, characterized by rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels

tap pants British & World English

a pair of brief lingerie shorts, usually worn with a camisole top

tap shoe British & World English

a shoe with a specially hardened sole or attached metal plates at toe and heel to make a tapping sound in tap dancing

tap water British & World English

water from a piped supply

spinal tap British & World English

North American term for lumbar puncture.

tap changer British & World English

an apparatus for changing the connection to an electrical transformer from one tap to another, so as to vary the turns ratio and hence control the output voltage under a varying load

tap penalty British & World English

a penalty taken by kicking the ball lightly to a teammate

tap someone up in tap2 British & World English

approach (a sports player) unlawfully with a view to signing them to another club while they are still under contract with their current one

tap something out in tap2 British & World English

produce (a rhythm) with a series of quick light blows on a surface

taphouse British & World English

a place where alcoholic drinks, especially beer, were available on tap; a public house

taproom British & World English

a room in which alcoholic drinks, especially beer, are available on tap; a bar in a pub or hotel

taproot British & World English

a straight tapering root growing vertically downwards and forming the centre from which subsidiary rootlets spring

tap English-French

robinet m

tap2 English-German

klopfen an

tap English-Italian

rubinetto m

tap1 English-Spanish

llave, chorro

tap2 English-Spanish

dar* un toque

hot tap English-Italian

rubinetto

tip tap Italian-English

tap dancing

tap dance English-French

claquettes fpl

tap dance English-German

Stepp[tanz]

tap water English-German

Leitungswasser

water tap English-German

Wasserhahn

tap water English-Italian

acqua f del rubinetto

tap-dancer English-Italian

ballerino, -a mf di tip tap

tap in English-French

enfoncer

on tap in tap English-Italian

a disposizione

be on tap in tap1 English-German

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