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tap (1)

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tap1
/tæp टैप्‌/ verb
( tapping; tapped )
1 [I, T] tap (at/on something) ; tap somebody/something (on/with something) to touch or hit somebody/something quickly and lightly किसी को थपकी देना या हलके-से मारना
Their feet were tapping in time to the music.
She tapped me on the shoulder.
2 [I, T] tap (into) something to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists पूर्वतः विद्यमान ऊर्जा, ज्ञान आदि के स्रोत का उपयोग करना
to tap the skills of young people
3 [T] to fit a device to somebody’s telephone so that his/her calls can be listened to secretly चोरी-छिपे किसी का फ़ोन सुनने के लिए (फ़ोन में) विशेष उपकरण लगाना