tap

1. (broadly, transitive)To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.

   anzapfen, mit einem Abfluss versehen

   furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

2. (transitive)To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).

   He tapped the ten-year-old whiskey from its barrel.

   If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup.

   anzapfen, zapfen

   pierce in order to draw a liquid from

3. To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).

   (informal, transitive)To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis.

4. (figuratively, transitive)To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.

   Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.

   He tried to tap cable television without a subscription.

   anbohren, angraben, anzapfen

5. (figuratively, transitive)To deplete (something); to tap out.

   draw (liquor) from a tap

6. (figuratively, informal, transitive)To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free.

   I tried to tap a cigarette off him, but he wouldn’t give me one.

   (ein Objekt) abzweigen, anhauen, anpumpen

7. (figuratively, transitive)To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication).

   They can’t tap the phone without a warrant.

   abhören, anzapfen

8. (figuratively, transitive)To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round.

9. (figuratively, transitive)To force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot (that is, to go all in) by wagering all of one's own chips.

10. (transitive)To remove a taproot from (a plant).

11. (transitive)To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).

    Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.

    bohren, schneiden

    cut a female screw thread with a tap

12. (transitive)To cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw.

1. Can I drink the tap water here?

   Тут можна пити воду з крана?

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2. Tom turned the tap on.

   Том відкрив кран.

   ruТом открыл кран.

   deTom drehte den Wasserhahn auf.

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3. Tom turned on the tap.

   Том відкрив кран.

   ruТом открыл кран.

   deTom drehte den Wasserhahn auf.

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4. Don't drink the tap water.

   Не пийте воду з крана.

   ruНе пей воду из-под крана.

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5. I turned the tap on.

   Я включив воду.

   ruЯ включил кран.

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regular · Lesson

• tap upTo make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.
• tap offTo remove liquid or other particles from a furnace, keg, or other canister.
• tap outTo produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping.
• tap onTo strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly.
• tap inTo kick a simple shot, without opposition, from close range into the goal.
• tap intoTo establish a connection with (something), especially in order to take advantage.