Cuts threads anew
Retaps is the third-person singular of retap, meaning to tap again.
A bartender retaps a keg when reconnecting it.
A maple syrup producer retaps trees each season.
In metalworking, one retaps a hole to clean or restore damaged threads: The mechanic retaps the bolt hole before reinstalling the part.
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Cuts threads anew
Retaps is the third-person singular of retap, meaning to tap again.
A bartender retaps a keg when reconnecting it.
A maple syrup producer retaps trees each season.
In metalworking, one retaps a hole to clean or restore damaged threads: The mechanic retaps the bolt hole before reinstalling the part.
1. beverage — refill, Restoring spent contents; keg (Small beverage barrel); draft (Preliminary version of text); barrel (Hooped cylindrical vessel); cask · pour · beer · ale · lager · stout · taproom · pub · bar · brewery
2. repetition — again, Another time around; replay (Repeated broadcast segment); redo (Perform once more); repeat (Do or say again); retouch · repress · gesture · touchscreen · button · key · keystroke · input · signal · rhythm
THREAD CREATION VS. REMOVALretaps ≠ reams Units of paper; bores
ACTION DIRECTIONretaps ≠ abandons Ceases to support; plugs
retaped, retaping, retape, retapes, retapped, retapping
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/retaps