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Definition: Meaning of, tap in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tap /

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tap taps
  1. water/gas [countable] especially British English a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container [=  faucet American English]
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  2. a light hit [countable] an act of hitting something lightly, especially to get someone's attention
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  3. on tap beer that is on tap comes from a BARREL
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  4. on tap informal something that is on tap is ready to use when you need it
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  5. dancing also tap dancing [uncountable] dancing in which you wear special shoes with pieces of metal on the bottom which make a loud sharp sound on the floor
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  6. telephone [countable] an act of secretly listening to someone's telephone, using electronic equipment
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  7. barrel [countable] a specially shaped object used for letting liquid out of a BARREL, especially beer
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  8. tune taps [plural] a song or tune played on the BUGLE at night in an army camp, and at military funerals
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
tap tapped tapped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
tapping taps
  1. hit lightly [intransitive and transitive] to hit your fingers lightly on something, for example to get someone's attention
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  2. music [transitive] to make a regular pattern of sounds with your fingers or feet, especially when you are listening to music
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  3. energy/money also tap into [transitive] to use or take what is needed from something such as an energy supply or an amount of money
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  4. ideas also tap into [transitive] to make as much use as possible of the ideas, experience, knowledge etc that a group of people has
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  5. telephone [transitive] to listen secretly to someone's telephone by using a special piece of electronic equipment
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  6. tree [transitive] to get liquid from the TRUNK of a tree by making a hole in it
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  7. player also tap up [transitive] British English informal if a football club taps a player from another team, it illegally tries to persuade that player to join its team
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tap used in phrases

  • bib tap (noun)
    1. a tap for attaching a garden hose or other tubing
  • mixer tap (noun)
    1. a TAP which both hot and cold water come through together
  • on tap (adjective)
    1. of liquids available by turning a tap
    2. available for immediate use
  • spinal tap (noun)
    1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
  • tap dance (noun)
    1. a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
    tap dance (verb)
    1. dance perform a tap dance
  • tap dancer (noun)
    1. a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes
  • tap dancing (noun)
    1. dancing in which you wear shoes with pieces of metal on the bottom, which make a sound as you move
  • tap water (noun)
    1. water that comes out of a TAP rather than a bottle
  • tap wrench (noun)
    1. a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread
  • tap-off (noun)
    1. the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
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tap used in phrasal verbs

  • tap into (phrasal verb)
    1. tap into something to understand and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudes
  • tap out (phrasal verb)
    1. to create a particular pattern of sounds by hitting a surface gently with your fingers
    2. to use your fingers to do something such as call a telephone number or write something using a computer keyboard
  • tape up (phrasal verb)
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