as in to drum
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
tapped her foot in time to the music kept tapping the desk with his pencil
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Recent Examples of tap
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Not being able to tap into Purdy magic for Sunday’s game looms large.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
At night, the playing of taps takes place.
—Paula Pedene, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Geothermal offers a scalable alternative by tapping into stable underground temperatures to run heat pumps, turning the earth into a natural thermal battery.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Not being able to tap into Purdy magic for Sunday’s game looms large.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
The venue offers 38 taps for its two-legged customers and treats and water bowls for its furry clientele.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
At night, the playing of taps takes place.
—Paula Pedene, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tap
valve
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The method also enables the placement of dense computational points in critical areas, such as the tire-road contact or the closure of heart valve leaflets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Set the container on top of the carafe and a valve at the base opens to drain out the concentrate.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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