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
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Athletes Unlimited named Kim Ng their first commissioner of Athletes Unlimited Softball League last week tapping into Ng’s vast experience as a general manager and trail blazer in the MLB.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
An especially moving late-season storyline taps into the lingering trauma of residential schools and child-family separations, foregrounding the characters’ difficult emotions without losing sight of the devotion and pleasure also integral to their relationships.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The company signed an exclusive agreement with Fantasy Footballers and launched Creator Connect, a new sales offering which allows marketers to tap into podcast creators’ audiences across audio, video, and social.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Athletes Unlimited named Kim Ng their first commissioner of Athletes Unlimited Softball League last week tapping into Ng’s vast experience as a general manager and trail blazer in the MLB.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
There's one huge positive just below the keyboard, however: a high-quality haptic touchpad with a glass surface and impeccable response to every tap and swipe.
—PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
An especially moving late-season storyline taps into the lingering trauma of residential schools and child-family separations, foregrounding the characters’ difficult emotions without losing sight of the devotion and pleasure also integral to their relationships.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Trump then vowed to sign an executive order to open up the water valves in the area.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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All power has been shut off in the area, along with the gas valves on either side of the broken gas line, Hopkins said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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