tap

draw from; make good use of

the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

a light touch or stroke

strike lightly

“He tapped me on the shoulder”

a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

cut a female screw thread with a tap

draw from or dip into to get something

“tap one's memory”

draw (liquor) from a tap

“tap beer in a bar”

furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

“tap a cask of wine”

pierce in order to draw a liquid from

“tap a maple tree for its syrup”