Tapping : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tapping	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Tapping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tapping n the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tap \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf. dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to grope.] 1. To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane. 2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.