stopper vs tap

stopper and tap both are nouns.

stopper and tap both are verbs.

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

As nouns, tap is a hyponym of stopper; that is, tap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stopper:

stopper: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
tap: a plug for a bunghole in a cask

Other hyponyms of stopper include bung, spile, bottle cork, cork, drainplug, earplug, fipple, tampion, tompion, tampon, spigot, basin plug, bath plug, sink plug, tub stopper, hole plug, plug button.

stopper (noun)	tap (noun)
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly	a light touch or stroke
(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit	the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down	a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply	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

stopper (verb)	tap (verb)
close or secure with or as if with a stopper	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 stopper and tap

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