to cut or form a female screw thread inside a hole or nut

to make use of or access a resource or source of information

to secretly intercept or monitor communication on a telephone or telegraph wire to obtain information

to ask for or obtain something by begging or borrowing

to extract sap, often from maple trees, by making a hole in its trunk

to walk with a series of light, rhythmic, tapping sounds, usually produced by shoes with hard soles or heels hitting the ground

to release or draw liquid from a container by opening a valve

to lightly strike or hit a surface repeatedly, producing a series of short, sharp sounds

the sound made by a gentle blow

a light touch or stroke

the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

a plug for a bunghole in a cask

a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

a gentle blow