tap.
to tap
Meaning & usage
to tap
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe (“closing pin, stopper”), from Old Dutch *tappo, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô.
tap tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container
tap cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe (“closing pin, stopper”), from Old Dutch *tappo, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô.
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