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
Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
He’d been tapped to take over the iconic role of Peter Beale from Thomas Law in the long-running British soap — and did so for two years — but, eventually, Hardy had bigger plans.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 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
But when then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist died just weeks later, Bush decided to tap Roberts for the job.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
He’d been tapped to take over the iconic role of Peter Beale from Thomas Law in the long-running British soap — and did so for two years — but, eventually, Hardy had bigger plans.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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