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tap

A2 verb

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  1. lắp vòi

    To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.

    broadly · transitive

    There's a very pretty brew in tap at The Pure Drop—though, to be sure, not so good as at Rolliver's.

  2. rút, chiết

    To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).

    transitive

    He tapped the ten-year-old whiskey from its barrel.

  3. chọc dò, dẫn lưu

    To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis.

    informal · transitive

  4. khai thác, tiếp cận

    To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.

    figuratively · transitive

    Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.

  5. rút cạn, vơi

    To deplete (something); to tap out.

    figuratively · transitive

  6. xin xỏ, chạy vạy

    To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free.

    figuratively · informal · transitive

    I tried to tap a cigarette off him, but he wouldn’t give me one.

  7. nghe lén, ghi âm lén

    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).

    figuratively · transitive

    They can’t tap the phone without a warrant.

  8. lật úp (bài)

    To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round.

    figuratively · transitive

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