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Definition of tap-off:
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A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
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(by extension) An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
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(by extension) A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
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(by extension) (medicine, informal) A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
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(by extension) Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.
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(by extension) (communication, chiefly law enforcement)
Definition of tap-off:
(n) :
A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
(n) :
(by extension) An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
(n) :
(by extension) A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
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(by extension) (medicine, informal) A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
(n) :
(by extension) Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1, sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.
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(by extension) (communication, chiefly law enforcement)
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