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Tantivy
adv.
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Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy.
Tantivy
n.
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A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush.
Tantivy
v. i.
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To go away in haste.
Tantrum
n.
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A whim, or burst of ill-humor; an affected air.
Tanyard
n.
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An inclosure where the tanning of leather is carried on; a tannery.
Tanystomata
n. pl.
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A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.
Taoism
n.
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One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by the state.
Tapped
imp. & p. p.
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of Tap
Tapping
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Tap
Tap
v. t.
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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.
Tap
v. t.
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To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
Tap
n.
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A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
Tap
n.
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A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
Tap
n.
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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.
Tap
v. i.
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To strike a gentle blow.
Tap
n.
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A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
Tap
n.
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A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet.
Tap
n.
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Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap.
Tap
n.
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A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
Tap
n.
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A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
Tap
v. t.
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To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
Tap
v. t.
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Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury.
Tap
v. t.
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To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing.
Tap
v. t.
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To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.
Tapa
n.
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A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
Tapayaxin
n.
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A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) having a head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also horned toad.
Tape
n.
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A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
Tape
n.
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A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
Tapeline
n.
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A painted tape, marked with linear dimensions, as inches, feet, etc., and often inclosed in a case, -- used for measuring.
Taper
n.
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A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.