tap vs buttonhole

buttonhole vs tap

tap and buttonhole both are nouns.

tap and buttonhole both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of tap include quest, canvass, lobby.

tap (noun)	buttonhole (noun)
a light touch or stroke	a hole through which buttons are pushed
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

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

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