Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tap | Yes | No | Yes | No |
trip the light fantastic toe | No | No | Yes | No |
tap (noun) | trip the light fantastic toe (noun) |
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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) | trip the light fantastic toe (verb) |
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make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently | move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance |
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 |