Plug vs Tap - What's the difference?
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(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
(US) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
(US, slang) A high, tapering silk hat.
(US, slang) A worthless horse.
(construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.
(geology) A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
(horticulture) A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
(informal) To persist or continue with something.
To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
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(slang) to have sex with, penetrate sexually.
A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
A device used to dispense liquids.
Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
(mechanics) A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
An interception of communication by authority.
To furnish with taps.
To draw off liquid from a vessel.
To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
To intercept a communication without authority.
(mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.
To strike lightly.
To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
To make a sharp noise.
To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.
(slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
(combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
(combat sports) To force (an opponent) to submit.
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To put a new sole or heel on.
A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
(computing) The act of touching a touch screen.
A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel; a heeltap.
(military) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed; usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
As a noun plug
is (electricity) a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.As a verb plug
is to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.As an initialism tap is
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English
(wikipedia plug)Noun
(en noun)- I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
- Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
- He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
- That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
- During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
- Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
- The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
Synonyms
* (hole filler) bung, stopper * (worthless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, nagDerived terms
* butt-plug * breech plug * bridge plug * fire plug * glow plug * hawse plug * plugboard * plug and feather * plug centerbit * plug rod * plug valve * spark plugCoordinate terms
* (worthless horse) bum (racing )Verb
(plugg)- He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
- The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
- Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
- I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him...
- I'd love to plug her.
Anagrams
* gulp ----tap
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , from the noun.Noun
(en noun)- We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap .
- a liquor of the same tap
- We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.
- The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
Derived terms
* taproom * taproot * tap waterSynonyms
* (device to dispense liquid) faucet, handle, spigot, spoutVerb
(tapp)- He tapped a new barrel of beer.
- They can't tap the phone without a warrant.
- He was known to tap cable television
- Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
Derived terms
* on tap * on the tap * tap into * tapped outSynonyms
* (intercept communications) eavesdropEtymology 2
From (etyl) tappen, teppen, from (etyl) tapper, .Verb
(tapp)- He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.
- She tapped her companion on the back to indicate that she was ready to go.
- Lydia tapped Jim on the shoulder to get his attention.
- The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.
- I would tap that hot girl over there.
- I'd tap that.
Kimo 'Tapped Sakuraba", in alt.ufc, Usenet:
- Hard to believe , but 4 years can make a difference.
I 'Tapped Somebody!", in rec.martial-arts, Usenet:
- Just started bjj [= couple of months ago and i finally tapped' someone!!! WOOOHOO! The guy i ' tapped has been traiing a few more months than me, outweighs me by at least 30 pounds, and is in great shape from the army.
Re: UFC vs. Boxing", in rec.sport.boxing, Usenet:
- weighs and he still tapped Butterbean.
- to tap shoes
Synonyms
* (sense) hit, patter, pound, rap, strike * (to make a sharp noise) bang, ping, rap * (to submit to an opponent) tap out * (to force an opponent to submit) tap outNoun
(en noun)- (Addison)
- When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
- (Wilhelm)