lobby vs tap

lobby and tap both are nouns.

lobby and tap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lobby	Yes	No	Yes	No
tap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tap is a hypernym of lobby; that is, tap is a word with a broader meaning than lobby:

lobby: detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
tap: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

Other hypernyms of lobby include beg, solicit.

lobby (noun)	tap (noun)
a large entrance or reception room or area	a light touch or stroke
an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying	the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest	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

lobby (verb)	tap (verb)
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors	make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
	draw from; make good use of
	strike lightly
	cut a female screw thread with a tap
	pierce in order to draw a liquid from
	walk with a tapping sound
	dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
	draw (liquor) from a tap
	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
	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

Difference between lobby and tap

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