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noun
- 1. a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled: "she turned the cold tap on" Similar
- 2. a device connected to a telephone for listening secretly to someone's conversations: "those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings" Similar
verb
- 1. draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container): "several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories" Similar
- 2. exploit or draw a supply from (a resource): "clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh's resources of expertise" Similar
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to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises: tap against The branches tapped against the window. I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk. I was tapping my feet (= hitting the floor gently with my feet) to the music. tap someone on the shoulder Someone tapped me on the shoulder. [ I or T ]
The meaning of TAP is to strike lightly especially with a slight sound. How to use tap in a sentence.
A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink. [mainly British] She turned on the taps. ...a cold-water tap. The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum. regional note: in AM, use faucet. Synonyms: valve, spout, faucet [US, Canadian], spigot More Synonyms of tap. 2. verb.
n. 1. a. A gentle blow. b. The sound made by such a blow. 2. a. A thin layer of leather or a substitute applied to a worn-down shoe heel or toe. b. A metal plate attached to the toe or heel of a shoe, as for tap-dancing. c. Tap dance.
Tap definition: to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows. See examples of TAP used in a sentence.
[transitive, intransitive] tap (something) if you tap your fingers, feet, etc. or they tap, you hit them gently against a table, the floor, etc., for example to the rhythm of music. He kept tapping his fingers on the table. The music set everyone's feet tapping.
TAP definition: 1. the part at the end of a pipe that controls the flow of water: 2. a gentle knock or touch, or…. Learn more.
To tap is to lightly hit something, the way you tap your friend on the shoulder to get her attention or tap your foot against the floor when you're listening to music.
tap meaning, definition, what is tap: a piece of equipment for controlling the...: Learn more.
Definition of tap noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. tap. noun. /tæp/ Idioms. (especially British English) ( North American English usually faucet) [countable] a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe into a bath or sink. bath taps. the hot/cold tap (= the tap that hot/cold water comes out of) Turn the tap on/off.
