Strike vs. Tap
Difference Between Strike and Tap
Strikeverb
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
Please strike the last sentence.Tapnoun
A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
Strikeverb
(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
Tapnoun
A device used to dispense liquids.
We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.Strikeverb
(transitive) To hit.
Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.A bullet struck him.The ship struck a reef.Tapnoun
Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
a liquor of the same tapStrikeverb
(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
Tapnoun
A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
Strikeverb
(intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.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.Strikeverb
(transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
We will strike a medal in your honour.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.Strikeverb
To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
The ship struck in the night.Tapnoun
An interception of communication by authority.
Strikeverb
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
The clock struck twelve.The drums strike up a march.Tapnoun
A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.
Strikeverb
(intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
Tapnoun
A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
abdominal tap, pleural tap, spinal tapStrikeverb
(transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
to strike a lightTapnoun
A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.Strikeverb
(transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
to strike a matchTapnoun
tap dance
Strikeverb
(transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
A tree strikes its roots deep.Tapnoun
(computing) The act of touching a touch screen.
Strikeverb
To have a sharp or severe effect.
Tapnoun
A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel; a heeltap.
Strikeverb
(transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
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.
Strikeverb
(intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
Tapnoun
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [
Strikeverb
(intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
The bank robber struck on the 2nd and 5th of May.Tapnoun
An Indian malarial fever.
Strikeverb
To impinge upon.
The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda.Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire.Tapverb
To furnish with taps.
If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!Strikeverb
(intransitive) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
Tapverb
To draw off liquid from a vessel.
He tapped a new barrel of beer.Strikeverb
(transitive) To impress, seem or appear (to).
Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.Tapverb
To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
Strikeverb
(transitive) To create an impression.
The news struck a sombre chord.Tapverb
To exploit.
Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.Strikeverb
(sports) To score a goal.
Tapverb
To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
They can't tap the phone without a warrant.Strikeverb
To steal money.
Tapverb
To intercept a communication without authority.
He was known to tap cable televisionStrikeverb
To take forcibly or fraudulently.
to strike moneyTapverb
(mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.
Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.Strikeverb
To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
to strike the mind with surprise;to strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horrorTapverb
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).
Strikeverb
To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
The proposed plan strikes me favourably.May the Lord strike down those sinners!I was struck dumb with astonishment.Tapverb
(informal) To cadge, borrow or beg.
I tried to tap a cigarette off him, but he wouldn't give me one.Strikeverb
To borrow money from; to make a demand upon.
He struck a friend for five dollars.Tapverb
To drain off fluid by paracentesis.
Strikeverb
To touch; to act by appulse.
Tapverb
To strike lightly.
Strikeverb
(transitive) To take down, especially in the following contexts.
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.Strikeverb
(nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
Tapverb
To make a sharp noise.
The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.Strikeverb
(by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!Tapverb
To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.
Strikeverb
To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
Tapverb
To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.
Strikeverb
(intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
They struck off along the river.Tapverb
To have sexual intercourse with.
I would tap that hot girl over there.I'd tap that.Strikeverb
(intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
Tapverb
(combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
Strikeverb
(dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
to strike into reputation;to strike into a runTapverb
To force (an opponent) to submit.
Strikeverb
(intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
Tapverb
To put a new sole or heel on.
to tap shoesStrikeverb
To make and ratify.
to strike a bargainTapnoun
the sound made by a gentle blow
Strikeverb
To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
Tapnoun
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
Strikeverb
(masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
Tapnoun
a gentle blow
Strikeverb
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
My eye struck a strange word in the text.They soon struck the trail.Tapnoun
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
Strikeverb
To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.
Tapnoun
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
Strikeverb
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
Tapnoun
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
Strikeverb
(obsolete) To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
Tapnoun
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
Strikeverb
To balance (a ledger or account).
Tapnoun
a light touch or stroke
Strikenoun
(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
Tapverb
cut a female screw thread with a tap
Strikenoun
(bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
Tapverb
draw from or dip into to get something;
tap one's memorytap a source of moneyStrikenoun
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
Tapverb
strike lightly;
He tapped me on the shoulderStrikenoun
A blow or application of physical force against something.
Tapverb
draw from; make good use of;
we must exploit the resources we are given wiselyStrikenoun
(finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
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?Strikenoun
An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
Tapverb
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it;
tap a cask of wineStrikenoun
(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
Tapverb
make light, repeated taps on a surface;
he was tapping his fingers on the table impatientlyStrikenoun
The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
Tapverb
walk with a tapping sound
Strikenoun
(geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
Tapverb
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes;
Glover tapdances better than anybodyStrikenoun
An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
Tapverb
draw (liquor) from a tap;
tap beer in a barStrikenoun
(obsolete) Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
Tapverb
pierce in order to draw a liquid from;
tap a maple tree for its syruptap a keg of beerStrikenoun
An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
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 charitiesStrikenoun
(ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
Strikenoun
(obsolete) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.
Strikenoun
The discovery of a source of something.
Strikenoun
A strike plate.
Strikenoun
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions;
the strike lasted more than a month before it was settledStrikenoun
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective;
the strike was scheduled to begin at dawnStrikenoun
a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit;
this pitcher throws more strikes than ballsStrikenoun
a gentle blow
Strikenoun
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball;
he finished with three strikes in the tenth frameStrikenoun
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 bangStrikeverb
hit against; come into sudden contact with;
The car hit a treeHe struck the table with his elbowStrikeverb
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;
The teacher struck the childthe opponent refused to strikeThe boxer struck the attacker deadStrikeverb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
This child impressed me as unusually matureThis behavior struck me as oddStrikeverb
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 2Strikeverb
indicate (a certain time) by striking;
The clock struck midnightJust when I entered, the clock struckStrikeverb
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 midnightStrikeverb
stop work in order to press demands;
The auto workers are striking for higher wagesThe employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not metStrikeverb
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
Light fell on her faceThe sun shone on the fieldsThe light struck the golden necklaceA strange sound struck my earsStrikeverb
attain;
The horse finally struck a paceStrikeverb
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 noteStrikeverb
cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp;
strike an arcStrikeverb
find unexpectedly;
the archeologists chanced upon an old tombshe struck a goldmineThe hikers finally struck the main path to the lakeStrikeverb
produce by ignition or a blow;
strike fire from the flintstonestrike a matchStrikeverb
remove by erasing or crossing out;
Please strike this remark from the recordStrikeverb
cause to experience suddenly;
Panic struck meAn interesting idea hit herA thought came to meThe thought struck terror in our mindsThey were struck with fearStrikeverb
drive something violently into a location;
he hit his fist on the tableshe struck her head on the low ceilingStrikeverb
occupy or take on;
He assumes the lotus positionShe took her seat on the stageWe took our seats in the orchestraShe took up her position behind the treestrike a poseStrikeverb
form by stamping, punching, or printing;
strike coinsstrike a medalStrikeverb
smooth with a strickle;
strickle the grain in the measureStrikeverb
pierce with force;
The bullet struck her thighThe icy wind struck through our coatsStrikeverb
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
strike a balancestrike a bargain
