on+tap
91tap|pa|ble — «TAP uh buhl», adjective. capable of being tapped; fit for tapping: »tappable bark. ... a potential if not probable enemy agent whose phone was tappable (Atlantic) …
92tap|pet — «TAP iht», noun. a projecting arm, plunger, lever, or other part in a machine that is moved by a cam or similar part of the machine at intervals to transmit irregular motion …
93tap|pit hen — «TAP iht», 1. Scottish. a hen having a crest or topknot. 2. British Dialect. a woodpecker. ╂[variant of topped] …
94tap|room — «TAP ROOM, RUM», noun. = barroom. (Cf. ↑barroom) …
95tap|root — «TAP ROOT, RUT», noun. 1. a main root growing deep downward from the stem. A taproot is thick at the top, tapers to a point, and sprouts subsidiary lateral roots. »Trees that have well developed taproots are especially well equipped to withstand… …
96tap|ster — «TAP stuhr», noun. a person who draws beer, wine, or other alcoholic liquor from barrels, kegs, casks, or the like, to serve in a tavern or barroom. ╂[Old English tæppestre; (originally) feminine of tæppere; see etym. under tapper2 (Cf. ↑tapper)] …
97tap|stress — «TAP strihs», noun. Archaic. a barmaid …
98tap somebody for something — ˈtap sb for sth derived (BrE, informal) to persuade sb to give you sth, especially money • He tried to tap me for a loan. Main entry: ↑tapderived …
99tap something in — ˌtap sthˈin/ˈout derived to put information, numbers, letters, etc. into a machine by pressing buttons • Tap in your PIN number. • He tapped out a few words on the keyboard. Main entry: ↑tapderived …
100tap-penalty — ˌtap ˈpenalty 7 [tap penalty] noun (in ↑rugby) a situation where a player is allowed a free kick of the ball because the other team has broken a rule, and chooses to touch it lightly with the foot then immediately pick it up …
