tap

1. A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

   Zapfhahn

   про́бкаpróbka, заты́чкаzatýčka

2. (broadly)An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).

3. (broadly)A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.

   We don’t have bottled water; you’ll have to get it from the tap.

   Is the tap water here safe to drink?

4. A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.

   (broadly, informal)A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.

   abdominal tap pleural tap spinal tap

5. (broadly)Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.

   a liquor of the same tap

6. (broadly)A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications.

7. (broadly)A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.

   telephone tap

   Abhören, Anzapfen

   прослу́шиваниеproslúšivanije, прослу́шкаproslúška

8. (broadly)A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.

   bond tap tap issue

9. (broadly)A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.

   We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve’s thread.

   Gewindebohrer, Innengewindeschneider

   ме́тчикmétčik

   a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

10. (UK, broadly)A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.

    The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.

    Abgang, Abzweig

    отпа́йкаotpájka, ответвле́ниеotvetvlénije, отво́дotvód

11. (countable, uncountable)A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike.

    When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.

    the sound made by a gentle blow

12. (countable, informal, uncountable)The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work.

    a light touch or stroke

1. Can I drink the tap water here?

   Тут можна пити воду з крана? — deniko

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2. Tom turned the tap on.

   Том відкрив кран. — deniko

   ruТом открыл кран. — marafon

   deTom drehte den Wasserhahn auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom turned on the tap.

   Том відкрив кран. — deniko

   ruТом открыл кран. — marafon

   deTom drehte den Wasserhahn auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Don't drink the tap water.

   Не пийте воду з крана. — Anjy

   ruНе пей воду из-под крана. — marafon

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5. I turned the tap on.

   Я включив воду. — deniko

   ruЯ включил кран. — astru

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