Hit vs. Tap

Hit vs. Tap — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Hit and Tap

Hitverb

To strike.

Tapnoun

A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.

Hitverb

(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

One boy hit the other.

Tapnoun

A device used to dispense liquids.

We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.

Hitverb

(transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.

The ball hit the fence.

Tapnoun

Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.

a liquor of the same tap
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Hitverb

(intransitive) To strike against something.

Tapnoun

A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.

Hitverb

To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.

Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river.

Tapnoun

(mechanics) A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)

We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.

Hitverb

To attack, especially amphibiously.

If intelligence had been what it should have been, I don't think we'd ever have hit that island.

Tapnoun

A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.

The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
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Hitverb

To briefly visit.

We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.

Tapnoun

An interception of communication by authority.

Hitverb

To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.

You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.

Tapnoun

A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.

Hitverb

(heading) To attain, to achieve.

Tapnoun

A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.

abdominal tap, pleural tap, spinal tap

Hitverb

To reach or achieve.

I hit the jackpot.The movie hits theaters in December.The temperature could hit 110°F tomorrow.We hit Detroit at one in the morning but kept driving through the night.

Tapnoun

A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.

When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.

Hitverb

(intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.

Tapnoun

tap dance

Hitverb

To guess; to light upon or discover.

Tapnoun

(computing) The act of touching a touch screen.

Hitverb

(transitive) To affect negatively.

The economy was hit by a recession.The hurricane hit his fishing business hard.

Tapnoun

A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel; a heeltap.

Hitverb

(metaphorically) To attack.

Tapnoun

(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.

Hitverb

To make a play.

Tapnoun

(phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ɾ] in the standard American English pronunciation of body.

Hitverb

In blackjack, to deal a card to.

Hit me.

Tapnoun

An Indian malarial fever.

Hitverb

To come up to bat.

Jones hit for the pitcher.

Tapverb

To furnish with taps.

If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!

Hitverb

(backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.

Tapverb

To draw off liquid from a vessel.

He tapped a new barrel of beer.

Hitverb

To use; to connect to.

The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.

Tapverb

To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.

Hitverb

To have sex with.

I'd hit that.

Tapverb

To exploit.

Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.

Hitverb

To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.

Tapverb

To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.

They can't tap the phone without a warrant.

Hitnoun

A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

The hit was very slight.

Tapverb

To intercept a communication without authority.

He was known to tap cable television

Hitnoun

Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.

Tapverb

(mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.

Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.

Hitnoun

An attack on a location, person or people.

Tapverb

To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).

Hitnoun

In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.

Tapverb

(informal) To cadge, borrow or beg.

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

Hitnoun

A match found by searching a computer system or search engine

Tapverb

To drain off fluid by paracentesis.

Hitnoun

(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.

My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.

Tapverb

To strike lightly.

Hitnoun

An approximately correct answer in a test set.

Tapverb

To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

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.

Hitnoun

(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.

The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.

Tapverb

To make a sharp noise.

The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.

Hitnoun

(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.

Where am I going to get my next hit?

Tapverb

To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.

Hitnoun

A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

Tapverb

To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.

Hitnoun

(dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.

a happy hit

Tapverb

To have sexual intercourse with.

I would tap that hot girl over there.I'd tap that.

Hitnoun

(backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.

Tapverb

(combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.

Hitnoun

(backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.

Tapverb

To force (an opponent) to submit.

Hitadjective

Very successful.

The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.

Tapverb

To put a new sole or heel on.

to tap shoes

Hitpronoun

(dialectal) It.

Tapnoun

the sound made by a gentle blow

Hitnoun

(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball);

he came all the way around on Williams' hit

Tapnoun

a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

Hitnoun

the act of contacting one thing with another;

repeated hitting raised a large bruiseafter three misses she finally got a hit

Tapnoun

a gentle blow

Hitnoun

a conspicuous success;

that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his careerthat new Broadway show is a real smasherthe party went with a bang

Tapnoun

a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

Hitnoun

(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together;

the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction

Tapnoun

a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

Hitnoun

a dose of a narcotic drug

Tapnoun

a plug for a bunghole in a cask

Hitnoun

a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate;

it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit

Tapnoun

the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

Hitnoun

a connection made via the internet to another website;

WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide

Tapnoun

a light touch or stroke

Hitverb

cause to move by striking;

hit a ball

Tapverb

cut a female screw thread with a tap

Hitverb

hit against; come into sudden contact with;

The car hit a treeHe struck the table with his elbow

Tapverb

draw from or dip into to get something;

tap one's memorytap a source of money

Hitverb

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely;

We were hit by really bad weatherHe was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenagerThe earthquake struck at midnight

Tapverb

strike lightly;

He tapped me on the shoulder

Hitverb

deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument;

He hit her hard in the face

Tapverb

draw from; make good use of;

we must exploit the resources we are given wisely

Hitverb

reach a destination, either real or abstract;

We hit Detroit by noonThe water reached the doorstepWe barely made it to the finish lineI have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts

Tapverb

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;

The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spyIs this hotel room bugged?

Hitverb

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;

The thermometer hit 100 degreesThis car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour

Tapverb

furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it;

tap a cask of wine

Hitverb

hit with a missile from a weapon

Tapverb

make light, repeated taps on a surface;

he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently

Hitverb

cause to experience suddenly;

Panic struck meAn interesting idea hit herA thought came to meThe thought struck terror in our mindsThey were struck with fear

Tapverb

walk with a tapping sound

Hitverb

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target;

The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939We must strike the enemy's oil fieldsin the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2

Tapverb

dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes;

Glover tapdances better than anybody

Hitverb

hit the intended target or goal

Tapverb

draw (liquor) from a tap;

tap beer in a bar

Hitverb

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;

The pianist strikes a middle Cstrike `z' on the keyboardher comments struck a sour note

Tapverb

pierce in order to draw a liquid from;

tap a maple tree for its syruptap a keg of beer

Hitverb

encounter by chance;

I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

Tapverb

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;

Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorceMy neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities

Hitverb

gain points in a game;

The home team scored many timesHe hit a home runHe hit .300 in the past season

Hitverb

consume to excess;

hit the bottle

Hitverb

kill intentionally and with premeditation;

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

Hitverb

drive something violently into a location;

he hit his fist on the tableshe struck her head on the low ceiling

Hitverb

pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to;

He tries to hit on women in bars