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
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
James Hawes directed the first two episodes and executive produced, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
For a harder version, try shoulder taps, which involve tapping alternate shoulders in the plank position without twisting.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Does that tap into the idea of Ricochet as a whole?
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
James Hawes directed the first two episodes and executive produced, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
The 26-year-old has a handful of festival dates on tap this fall, including Austin City Limits and All Things Go Festival.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
For a harder version, try shoulder taps, which involve tapping alternate shoulders in the plank position without twisting.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tap
valve
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The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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For reasons that are still largely classified, what was still called polytetrafluoroethylene was just the ticket for protecting valves, pipes, and other equipment while keeping them free from residue.—
David Szondy
August 02,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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