tap vs stopper

tap and stopper both are nouns.

tap and stopper both are verbs.

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

As nouns, stopper is a hypernym of tap; that is, stopper is a word with a broader meaning than tap:

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

Other hypernyms of tap include plug, stopple.

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

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