Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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verb
present participle and gerund of tap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the sound of light blow or knock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
Narrower terms: rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat, rat-tat
History
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Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
