The difference between Handle and Tap
When used as nouns, handle means the part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved, whereas tap means a tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
When used as verbs, handle means to touch, whereas tap means to furnish with taps.
check bellow for the other definitions of Handle and Tap
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Handle as a noun:
The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
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Handle as a noun:
An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
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Handle as a noun (gambling):
The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
Examples:
"The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars."
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Handle as a noun (textiles):
The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
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Handle as a noun (slang):
A name, nickname or pseudonym.
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Handle as a noun (computing):
A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
Examples:
"This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle."
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Handle as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):
A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory.
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Handle as a noun (US):
A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
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Handle as a noun (geography, Newfoundland, and, Labrador, rare):
A point, an extremity of land.
Examples:
"the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland"
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Handle as a noun (topology):
A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
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Handle as a noun (algebraic geometry):
The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
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Handle as a verb (transitive, rare):
To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To manage, control, or direct.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
Examples:
"she handled the news with grace'', ''the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully"
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
Examples:
"a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock"
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Handle as a verb (transitive, rare):
To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
Examples:
"I can't handle this hot weather."
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Handle as a verb (intransitive):
To use the hands.
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Handle as a verb (intransitive):
To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
Examples:
"the car handles well"
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Tap as a noun:
A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
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Tap as a noun:
A device used to dispense liquids.
Examples:
"We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap."
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Tap as a noun:
Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
Examples:
"a liquor of the same tap"
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Tap as a noun:
A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
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Tap as a noun (mechanics):
A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
Examples:
"We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread."
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Tap as a noun:
A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
Examples:
"The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length."
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Tap as a noun:
An interception of communication by authority.
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Tap as a noun:
A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.
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Tap as a noun (medicine, informal):
A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
Examples:
"abdominal tap'', ''pleural tap'', ''spinal tap"
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Tap as a verb:
To furnish with taps.
Examples:
"If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"
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Tap as a verb:
To draw off liquid from a vessel.
Examples:
"He tapped a new barrel of beer."
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Tap as a verb:
To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
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Tap as a verb:
To exploit.
Examples:
"Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."
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Tap as a verb:
To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
Examples:
"They can't tap the phone without a [[warrant]]."
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Tap as a verb:
To intercept a communication without authority.
Examples:
"He was known to tap [[cable television]]"
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Tap as a verb (mechanical):
To cut an internal screw thread.
Examples:
"Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."
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Tap as a verb (card games, board games):
To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).
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Tap as a verb (informal):
To cadge, borrow or beg.
Examples:
"I tried to tap a cigarette off him, but he wouldn't give me one."
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Tap as a verb (medicine, informal):
To drain off fluid by paracentesis.
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Tap as a verb:
To strike lightly.
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Tap as a verb:
To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
Examples:
"He was so [[nervous]] he began to tap his fingers on the [[table]]."
"She tapped her companion on the back to indicate that she was ready to go."
"Lydia tapped Jim on the shoulder to get his attention."
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Tap as a verb:
To make a sharp noise.
Examples:
"The [[tree]], [[sway]]ing in the [[breeze]], began to tap on the [[window]] [[pane]]."
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Tap as a verb:
To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.
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Tap as a verb (slang, vulgar, transitive):
To have sexual intercourse with.
Examples:
"I would tap that hot girl over there."
"I'd tap that."
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Tap as a verb (combat sports):
To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
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Tap as a verb (combat sports, transitive):
To force (an opponent) to submit.
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Tap as a verb:
To put a new sole or heel on.
Examples:
"to tap shoes"
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Tap as a noun:
A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
Examples:
"rfquotek Addison"
"When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around."
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Tap as a noun:
tap dance
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Tap as a noun (computing):
The act of touching a touch screen.
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Tap as a noun:
A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel; a heeltap.
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Tap as a noun (military):
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.
Examples:
"rfquotek 1881, Thomas Wilhelm, "A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer"
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Tap as a noun (phonetics):
A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ɾ] in the standard American English pronunciation of body.
Examples:
"synonyms: flap"
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Tap as a noun:
An Indian malarial fever.