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tap vs provide

provide vs tap

tap is a noun but provide is not a noun.

tap and provide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tap Yes No Yes No
provide No No Yes No
As verbs, provide is a hypernym of tap; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than tap:
  • tap: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
Other hypernyms of tap include furnish, offer, render, supply.
tap (noun) provide (noun)
a light touch or stroke
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) provide (verb)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently take measures in preparation for
draw from; make good use of determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
strike lightly give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
cut a female screw thread with a tap give something useful or necessary to
pierce in order to draw a liquid from supply means of subsistence; earn a living
walk with a tapping sound mount or put up
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
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 provide

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