v. 1 rap, knock, dab, strike, peck; drum, beat Must you continually tap on the table with that blasted pencil?!
n. 2 rap, knock, dab, strike, peck, pat; tapping, tap-tap, rapping, knocking, pecking, beat, beating, patter, pattering I felt a tap on my shoulder The tap, tap, tap of the dripping water was driving me mad.