Hit vs. Tap
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 tapHitverb
(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.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 tapHitverb
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 [
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 televisionHitnoun
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 hitTapverb
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 shoesHitpronoun
(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' hitTapnoun
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 hitTapnoun
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 bangTapnoun
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 directionTapnoun
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 hitTapnoun
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 worldwideTapnoun
a light touch or stroke
Hitverb
cause to move by striking;
hit a ballTapverb
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 elbowTapverb
draw from or dip into to get something;
tap one's memorytap a source of moneyHitverb
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 midnightTapverb
strike lightly;
He tapped me on the shoulderHitverb
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument;
He hit her hard in the faceTapverb
draw from; make good use of;
we must exploit the resources we are given wiselyHitverb
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 startsTapverb
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 hourTapverb
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it;
tap a cask of wineHitverb
hit with a missile from a weapon
Tapverb
make light, repeated taps on a surface;
he was tapping his fingers on the table impatientlyHitverb
cause to experience suddenly;
Panic struck meAn interesting idea hit herA thought came to meThe thought struck terror in our mindsThey were struck with fearTapverb
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 2Tapverb
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes;
Glover tapdances better than anybodyHitverb
hit the intended target or goal
Tapverb
draw (liquor) from a tap;
tap beer in a barHitverb
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 noteTapverb
pierce in order to draw a liquid from;
tap a maple tree for its syruptap a keg of beerHitverb
encounter by chance;
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurantTapverb
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 charitiesHitverb
gain points in a game;
The home team scored many timesHe hit a home runHe hit .300 in the past seasonHitverb
consume to excess;
hit the bottleHitverb
kill intentionally and with premeditation;
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murderedHitverb
drive something violently into a location;
he hit his fist on the tableshe struck her head on the low ceilingHitverb
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to;
He tries to hit on women in bars
