📖 Definitions of "Tapping"
- 1
To furnish with taps.
"If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"
- 2
To draw off liquid from a vessel.
"He tapped a new barrel of beer."
- 3
To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
- 4
To exploit.
"Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."
- 1
To strike lightly.
"She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."
- 2
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."
- 3
To make a sharp noise.
"The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane."
- 4
To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.
- 1
An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
- 2
A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
- 3
The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tapping"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abroachverb | (transitive, obsolete) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. |
| broached | Having a broach |
| bangingnoun | (slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great. |
| slapverb | (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. |
| bangverb | A sudden percussive noise. |
| hittingnoun | A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. |
| beatingnoun | The pulsation of the heart. |
| strikingnoun | Making a strong impression. |
| interceptionnoun | An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted. |
| unlockingverb | (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. |
| threaded | Having threads. |
| harnessingnoun | The materials used to harness an animal. |
| exploringnoun | The action of the verb explore. |
| exploitverb | (transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit. |
| leverageverb | (transitive, chiefly US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something). |
| developmentnoun | (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change. |
| eavesdroppingnoun | Listening secretly to the private conversations of others. |
| interventionnoun | The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. |
| resortverb | (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration. |
| diggingnoun | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
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