usage: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
5. wiretap, tap, intercept, bug, listen in, eavesdrop
usage: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
6. tap, supply, provide, render, furnish
usage: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
7. tap, rap, knock, pink, sound, go
usage: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
8. tap, walk
usage: walk with a tapping sound
9. tapdance, tap, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
usage: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
10. tap, draw, take out
usage: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
11. tap, pierce
usage: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
12. solicit, beg, tap, request, bespeak, call for, quest
usage: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
Adjective
1. tapped (vs. untapped), abroach, broached
usage: in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug; "latex from tapped rubber trees"