tap
verb
/tæp/
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/tɐːp/
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[tʰæp]
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- (graphical user interface) To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen).
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cliccare
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- (combat, _, sports) To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
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cliccare,
toccare
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- Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal.
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sbattere
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- (combat, _, sports) To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
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toccare
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tap
verb
/tæp/
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/tɐːp/
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[tʰæp]
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- To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).
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maschiare
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- To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.
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attingere
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- To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).
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attingere,
estrarre
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- To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate.
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estrarre,
sfruttare
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- (communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]
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intercettare
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tap
noun
/tæp/
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/tɐːp/
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[tʰæp]
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- A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
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rubinetto,
spina
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- (mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.
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maschio
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- A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
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rubinetto
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