What is the meaning of taps?

noun

• The sound made by a gentle blow.
  • synonyms: pat, rap, tap
• A gentle blow.
  • synonyms: rap, strike, tap
• A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask.
  • synonyms: water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrant
• A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing.
  • synonyms: tap
• A tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads.
  • synonyms: tap
• A plug for a bunghole in a cask.
  • synonyms: tap, spigot
• The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.
  • synonyms: wiretap, tap
• A light touch or stroke.
  • synonyms: tap, pat, dab
• Military) signal to turn the lights out.
  • synonyms: lights-out

verb

• Cut a female screw thread with a tap.
  • synonyms: tap
• Draw from or dip into to get something.
  • usage: "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
  • synonyms: tap
• Strike lightly.
  • usage: "He tapped me on the shoulder"
  • synonyms: tap, tip
• Draw from; make good use of.
  • usage: "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
  • synonyms: exploit, tap
• Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
  • usage: "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged"
  • synonyms: wiretap, tap, intercept, bug
• Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it.
  • usage: "tap a cask of wine"
  • synonyms: tap
• Make light, repeated taps on a surface.
  • usage: "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
  • synonyms: tap, rap, knock, pink
• Walk with a tapping sound.
  • synonyms: tap
• Dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes.
  • usage: "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
  • synonyms: tapdance, tap
• Draw (liquor) from a tap.
  • usage: "tap beer in a bar"
  • synonyms: tap
• Pierce in order to draw a liquid from.
  • usage: "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
  • synonyms: tap
• Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
  • usage: "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
  • synonyms: solicit, beg, tap