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apply vs tap

tap vs apply

apply is not a noun while tap is a noun.

apply and tap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apply No No Yes No
tap Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tap is a hyponym of apply; that is, tap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apply:
  • apply: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • tap: draw from; make good use of
Other hyponyms of apply include commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give, play, play, pull out all the stops, assign, put, ply, address, waste, misapply, misuse, avail, overdrive, overuse, cannibalise, cannibalize, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, exploit, extend, strain, exercise, exert, enjoy, take, share, put to work, work, implement, fall back, recur, resort.
apply (noun) tap (noun)
a light touch or stroke
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
the sound made by a gentle blow
a gentle blow
apply (verb) tap (verb)
ask (for something) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
refer (a word or name) to a person or thing draw from; make good use of
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose strike lightly
coat, cover or smear a surface with cut a female screw thread with a tap
give or convey physically pierce in order to draw a liquid from
avail oneself to walk with a tapping sound
ensure observance of laws and rules dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
apply oneself to draw (liquor) from a tap
be pertinent or relevant or applicable tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
be applicable to; as to an analysis make light, repeated taps on a surface
draw from or dip into to get something
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
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