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plate vs tap

tap vs plate

plate and tap both are nouns.

plate and tap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plate Yes No Yes No
tap Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tap is a hyponym of plate; that is, tap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plate:
  • plate: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
  • tap: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
Other hyponyms of plate include baffle, baffle board, cylinder head, damper, disc, disk, engraving, escutcheon, fin keel, fishplate, grid, storage-battery grid, gusset, gusset plate, lamella, license plate, numberplate, L-plate, nameplate, plate iron, platen, plessimeter, pleximeter.
plate (noun) tap (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten a light touch or stroke
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
a shallow receptacle for collection in church a plug for a bunghole in a cask
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) the sound made by a gentle blow
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded a gentle blow
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
any flat platelike body structure or part
a main course served on a plate
the thin under portion of the forequarter
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
the quantity contained in a plate
plate (verb) tap (verb)
coat with a layer of metal 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
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