noun
                                                a recording made on magnetic tape
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                                                                                                        - the several recordings were combined on a master tape
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                fasten or attach with tape
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - tape the shipping label to the box
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                record on videotape
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                                                verb
                                                register electronically
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - They recorded her singing
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                cut a female screw thread with a tap
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                                                verb
                                                draw from or dip into to get something
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                                                                                                        - tap one's memory
- tap a source of money
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                strike lightly
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - He tapped me on the shoulder
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                draw from
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                                                                                                        - make good use of
- we must exploit the resources we are given wisely
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
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                                                                                                        - The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - tap a cask of wine
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make light, repeated taps on a surface
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                                                                                                        - he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                walk with a tapping sound
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                                                verb
                                                dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Glover tapdances better than anybody
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                draw (liquor) from a tap
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - tap beer in a bar
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                pierce in order to draw a liquid from
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - tap a maple tree for its syrup
- tap a keg of beer
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make a solicitation or entreaty for something
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - request urgently or persistently
- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities