tool vs tap

tool and tap both are nouns.

tool and tap both are verbs.

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

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

tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
tap: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

Other hyponyms of tool include abradant, abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, drill, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, lawn tool, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, hack, hand tool, hoe, jack, Jaws of Life, neolith, paleolith, muller, pestle, pounder, plough, plow, power tool, punch, puncher, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, strickle, style, stylus, tamp, tamper, tamping bar, swage, upset, nut key, nut tool, shaving cutter, hone.

tool (noun)	tap (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished	a light touch or stroke
an implement used in the practice of a vocation	the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
obscene terms for penis	a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else	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

tool (verb)	tap (verb)
work with a tool	make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it	draw from; make good use of
drive	strike lightly
furnish with tools	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 tool and tap

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