as in drumming
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 draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Recent Examples of tapping
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
New Twins manager Derek Shelton has made his first staff hire, tapping former Twins reliever LaTroy Hawkins to be the team’s bullpen coach, according to a source familiar with the interviews.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
The governor is tapping unspent funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the federal program that aids low-income families with children.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Reuters first reported on Comcast tapping bankers.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Pluribus finds Gilligan tapping into the eerie sensibility of his past work on The X-Files, where evocative sci-fi concepts were used to draw out big ideas and explorations of character.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
New Twins manager Derek Shelton has made his first staff hire, tapping former Twins reliever LaTroy Hawkins to be the team’s bullpen coach, according to a source familiar with the interviews.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
The governor is tapping unspent funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the federal program that aids low-income families with children.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Reuters first reported on Comcast tapping bankers.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapping. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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