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
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter have been tapped to write the show and act as executive producers.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
With a simulated sunset and sunrise, this alarm clock also has several smart features, including a tap snooze, an automatic dimmable display and an FM radio.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Interestingly, its nearly cube-like design—broken only by the addition of a hood—was a statement of stature that soon made the G-Wagen a status symbol conscripted far more for shopping sorties through Beverly Hills than anything tapping into its all-terrain acumen.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter have been tapped to write the show and act as executive producers.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
With a tap, the screen's viewing angle narrows, so people cannot clearly see the screen over your shoulder.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
With a simulated sunset and sunrise, this alarm clock also has several smart features, including a tap snooze, an automatic dimmable display and an FM radio.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tap
valve
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The contamination of hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel sold to consumers across the Denver metro in January happened because employees at a fuel distribution site mistakenly left a valve open, state investigators found.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Midstream Heart Attacks and the Technological Bypass The global midstream network is a living system built for steady-state flow, and the Hormuz chokepoint is its primary valve.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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