tap vs employ

tap and employ both are nouns.

tap and employ both are verbs.

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

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

tap: draw from; make good use of
employ: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of tap include apply, use, utilise, utilize.

tap (noun)	employ (noun)
a light touch or stroke	the state of being employed or having a job
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)	employ (verb)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
draw from; make good use of	engage or hire for work
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 employ

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