spigot

noun

spig·​ot ˈspi-gət 

-kət

1

a

: spile sense 2

b

: the plug of a faucet or cock

c

: faucet

2

: something resembling a spigot especially in regulating availability or flow (as of money)

Synonyms of spigot

• valve

Examples of spigot in a Sentence

the spigot on a beer keg

Hook the hose up to the spigot behind the house.

Recent Examples on the Web

The spigots serve as injection ports, where crews can pump grout behind the tunnel wall, with the goal of coating and encasing the entire tunnel lining under the Newtown Creek in a waterproof layer, filling any cracks along the way. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

These cash spigots have become a key instrument of power for Infantino. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

There is no fresh food, either, or access to adequate medicine, or clean water; the water that runs from the spigot and into the girl’s waiting bucket is cloudy and contaminated. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

The price equation If OPEC turns the spigots to max, a complex operation with no guarantee of success, all that oil may have nowhere to go. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for spigot

• bigot
• frigate

Kids Definition

spigot

noun

spig·​ot ˈspig-ət 

ˈspik-ət

1

: a plug used to stop the vent in a barrel

2

: faucet