tapping

Plural: tappings

Noun

• the sound of light blow or knock
  • "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"
• An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
• A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
• The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
• A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.

Verb

• cut a female screw thread with a tap
• draw from or dip into to get something
• strike lightly
• draw from; make good use of
• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
  • "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"
• furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
• make light, repeated taps on a surface
  • "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
• 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
• pierce in order to draw a liquid from
• make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
• present participle and gerund of tap

Synonyms

beg, bug, exploit, intercept, knock, pink, rap, solicit, tap, tapdance, tip, wiretap

Related Words

foot-tapping, hot tapping, self-tapping, self-tapping screw, tapping up, tappingly, toe-tapping