TAPPING — Definition of TAPPING
verb
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.
verb
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.
noun
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.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tap
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