bʌɡ ˈɛksplɔɪt ˈhaɪdɹənt ɪntəˈsɛpt ɪntɚˈsɛpt nɒk nɑk pæt səˈlɪsɪt ˈspɪ.ɡət stɹaɪk a light touch or stroke the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information 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 draw from; make good use of we must exploit the resources we are given wisely strike lightly He tapped me on the shoulder cut a female screw thread with a tap pierce in order to draw a liquid from tap a maple tree for its syrup tap a keg of beer draw (liquor) from a tap tap beer in a bar dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes Glover tapdances better than anybody walk with a tapping sound make light, repeated taps on a surface he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently 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? draw from or dip into to get something tap one's memory tap a source of money furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it tap a cask of wine 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 faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask the sound made by a gentle blow a gentle blow