tapped in English

verb

1

draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container).

bragging of tests they had aced and kegs they had tapped

synonyms: drain, bleed, milk, broach, open

2

cut a thread in (something) to accept a screw.

For this I had to drill holes in the frame and tap them so the screws turn in the frame.

3

strike (someone or something) with a quick light blow or blows.

one of my staff tapped me on the shoulder

synonyms: knock, rap, strike, beat, drum, pat, hit, strike, slap, jab, poke, dig

4

designate or select (someone) for a task or honor, especially membership in an organization or committee.

he had been tapped earlier to serve in Costa Rica

verb

drain, bleed, milk, broach, open
pour (out), draw off, siphon off, pump out, decant
bug, wiretap, monitor, overhear, eavesdrop on, spy on
draw on, exploit, milk, mine, use, utilize, turn to account
knock, rap, strike, beat, drum
pat, hit, strike, slap, jab, poke, dig
exploit
beg, solicit
knock, pink, rap
tip
bug, intercept, wiretap

Use "tapped" in a sentence

1. We tapped his phone.

2. Phone lines are tapped.

3. I've just tapped a barrel.

4. Someone tapped at the door.

5. He tapped on the window.

6. He tapped his forehead knowingly.

7. The branches tapped against the window.

8. Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.

9. Alto has tapped into something great

10. I'm tapped into State Police dispatch.

11. She tapped him on the shoulder.

12. The nurse tapped the patient's abdomen.

13. She tapped away at her keyboard.

14. He tapped the box with astick.

15. The workers tapped the rubber trees.

16. He had tapped a gold mine.

17. She tapped ash from her cigarette.

18. She tapped the ice with a stick.

19. I think our phone is being tapped.

20. The secretary tapped her typewriter all morning.

21. Swallowing nervously, he tapped on their door.

22. She tapped the driver on the shoulder.

23. He tapped his savingsbox against his thumbnail.

24. He tapped Nim's memo with a fingernail.

25. 18 The nurse tapped the patient's abdomen.

26. I think my phone is being tapped.

27. The teacher tapped me on my shoulder.

28. She tapped her savingsbox against her thumbnail.

29. A Bunt is a legally batted ball not swung at but tapped or intentionally tapped into the infield with the bat

30. He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture.

31. He tapped the ashes out of the pipe.

32. The boss tapped his pencil on the desk.

33. He suspected that his telephone had been tapped.

34. He tapped his pipe out into the fireplace.

35. 4 He tapped off cider from a cask.

36. A wedge had been tapped into their friendship.

37. She tapped her forefinger on the bowl's edge.

38. 27 The beggar tapped me for 20 pence.

39. I tapped into a feed from Pillar's team.

40. The girl tapped the door with her knuckles.

41. I went up and tapped on the window.

42. She tapped her fingers gently on the table.

43. And the slag is normally tapped off first.

44. She tapped her forehead and looked Annoyed with herself.

45. The bar tender tapped a new keg of beer.

46. He tapped in the code and the lock disengaged.

47. This line is tapped, so I must be brief.

48. She tapped her feet in time to the music.

49. She tapped out the beat on the table. Sentencedict.com

50. The son of a bitch policeman tapped my phone!