Dizionario
tap
Senso
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- A tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
- An object with a tapering cylindrical form like a tap (sense 1); specifically, short for taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
- 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.
- (informal) 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.
- Liquor drawn through a tap (sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.
- A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications.
- A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.
- A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.
- A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.
- Short for taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”).
- A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/tæp/
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