tapping
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Pronunciation
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Verb
tapping verb
- To furnish with taps.“If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!”
- To draw off liquid from a vessel.“He tapped a new barrel of beer.”
- To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
- To exploit.“Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.”
Verb
tapping verb
- To strike lightly.“She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.”
- To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.“He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.”
- To make a sharp noise.“The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.”
- To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.
Noun
tapping noun
- 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.
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Synonyms
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