tapped
tapt
- v cut a female screw thread with a tap
- v draw from or dip into to get something
- v strike lightly
He tapped me on the shoulder - v draw from; make good use of
- v tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- v furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- v make light, repeated taps on a surface
- v walk with a tapping sound
- v dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- v draw (liquor) from a tap
- v pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- v make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- a in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
latex from tapped rubber trees
- A prominent Washington lobbyist who has worked for every Republican President since Richard Nixon has been tapped by the McCain campaign to conduct a study in preparation for .
- Why he could be tapped: In New York, the former Clinton appointee has distinguished himself as a keen reformer under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
- A young designer is tapped by the First Lady to design her gown for the inauguration night festivities.