(v. t.) To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
(v. t.) To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
(n.) A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
(n.) A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
(n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
(v. i.) To strike a gentle blow.
(n.) A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
(n.) A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet.
(n.) Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap.
(n.) A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
(n.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
(v. t.) To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
(v. t.) Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury.
(v. t.) To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing.
(v. t.) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tap the relevant details into Google, though, and the real names soon appear before your eyes: the boss in question, stern and yet oddly quixotic, is Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates.
(2) A time course study using serially tapped guinea pig peritoneal cells is described.
(3) In the UK the twin threat of Ukip and the BNP tap into similar veins of discontent as their counterparts across the English channel.
(4) If you worship money and things - if they are where you tap real meaning in life - then you will never have enough.
(5) In order to clarify the development of mandibular movements associated with growth and development of the stomatognathic system, we compared the mandibular movements of children with normal occlusion at different Hellman's dental age between IIA and IIIB, during tooth tapping movements using the following 7 different kinds of frequency; ad lib.
(6) We examined the MLS, a motor performance test, in an extended form including assessment of "tapping" regularity for its practicability in therapy control of Parkinson's disease.
(7) We conclude that routine use of Golytely is preferable to methods involving catharsis and standard tap water enemas for barium enema examination, on the grounds that it is equally effective, yet more convenient for patients and for the radiology department, and reduces total costs.
(8) The surgical treatment was initiated with percutaneous subdural tapping which was repeated periodically, if indicated, for 2 weeks.
(9) The onset of tolerance to morphine analgesia was studied in 34 female Wistar rats immediately after they drank a dextrose-saccharin cocktail or tap water for 6 or 24 hours.
(10) Painless recovery of radiopaque substances after positive contrast myelography is often difficult, especially if the initial spinal tap is not made precisely in the midline.
(11) It’s about state sovereignty.” The BLM’s retreat vindicated his stance, he said, tapping a copy of the US constitution which he keeps in a breast pocket.
(12) Never leave a tap dripping - it can waste up to four litres a day.
(13) His balancing pole swayed uncontrollably, nearly tapping the sides of his feet.
(14) The power users and early adopters of these apps, the ones you're most likely to see tapping their thumbs over a tiny screen, are under 25.
(15) Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday that Germany’s bid committee had tapped into a slush fund of €6.7m to buy votes at world football’s governing body Fifa.
(16) Past studies have shown that in normal non-depleted cats, somatosensory stimuli (forepaw tap) evoke both complex and simple spike responses.
(17) Citing information gathered from "intelligence services, witnesses and phone taps" he named the Liberal Democratic party of Russia (LDPR), an ultra-nationalist party in Russia's Duma.
(18) Dortmund seemed certain to score after Reus and Grosskreutz swapped passes on the edge of the area and Reuz tapped the ball into the path of Gundogan, charging in to meet it five yards out.
(19) While you can buy commercial formulations, I have always found that tap water, a cup of strong black tea, and some lemon juice provide enough nutrients for a lovely fermentation.
(20) This study investigates the mechanism of activation via the TAP molecule.
Tapa
Definition:
(n.) A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
Example Sentences:
(1) His latest thinking includes introducing concierge desks to welcome shoppers and tapas bars in its wine departments.
(2) I was having some tapas and a large bottle of wine as I was flicking through Facebook and I said: ‘Who should I nominate?’” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jennifer Mitchell, law student Labour & Liverpool: Jennifer Mitchell interview After tossing about some names, her boyfriend suggested her father.
(3) Immunoprecipitation studies revealed that the antibody reacted with a 26-kilodalton cell surface protein (TAPA-1).
(4) The hypothesis is advanced that while the Hawaiian Islands contain one of the world's largest percentages of endemic species in the flora, only a few of these species were used for illnesses, though many endemic species were used for building, tapa making, and the foundation of the elaborate and renowned feather cloaks.
(5) Another Downtown favourite is Ciudad (+213 486 5171, millikenandfeniger.com ) which serves up a mean mojito, tapas and speciality dishes with a Latin flavour.
(6) In addition, when TAPA-1 or Leu-13 were crosslinked and patched on the cell surface, all of the CD19 comigrated with TAPA-1 and some of the CD19 comigrated with Leu-13.
(7) Another favourite is Viva , which serves tapas that are so good it’s worth squeezing onto the corner of a bench full of people to eat them.
(8) Richard Camps, Brighton yumblog.co.uk Serves 4 with other tapas 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve 500g whole squid, tentacles and all, cleaned and cut into thick rings 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, sliced 2 tsp fresh rosemary, roughly chopped 2 bay leaves A pinch of chilli flakes ½ tsp fennel seeds ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika A pinch of sugar 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 200g tinned chopped tomatoes About 100ml red wine (a small glass) A small handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped A squeeze of lemon juice 1 Heat some olive oil in a casserole and add the squid, onion and garlic.
(9) A very high level of homology was found between human and mouse TAPA-1.
(10) Enjoy tapas – grilled artichoke, skewers of chicken, grilled prawns, cheese or salty hot pork on warm bread – while standing at the marble bar, or raciones at a table round the back.
(11) This summer, we're are heading to northern Spain on the ferry ( Brittany Ferries goes from Portsmouth and Plymouth to Bilbao and Santander) for more camping and mountains, with art, tapas and Spanish practice thrown in for good measure.
(12) He was in London, thinking about where to take Orbis next, eating his favourite tapas and pottering around Victoria, the home of his newly refurbished office.
(13) There’s tasty tapas too – olives marinated with oranges and lemons, cheese with homemade marmalade and salchichón salami, great paired with local Moscatel wine.
(14) You can see a play and go out for tapas and it won't cost you that much."
(15) The results demonstrate the usefulness of our new chromogenic substrate TAPA, which is more readily available and cheaper than BAPA and TAME for determining trypsin activity in biological material.
(16) TAPA-1 is a 26-kDa integral membrane protein expressed on many human cell types.
(17) Kinetic studies of TAPA showed that initiation of lysis and subsequent completion of lysis could occur with different efficiencies, suggesting these events reflected separate events in complement activation.
(18) • tapas around €9, +34 917 52 61 06, saladedespiece.com Del Diego Besuited, bespectacled and frightfully polite, Fernando del Diego Madrid’s unexpected cocktail king.
(19) The attached restaurant serves tapas and other Mediterranean dishes, with good-value 'swim-and-dine' packages.
(20) The evening tapas tours are not to be missed – you can always walk any excess off in the morning.