Synonyms of taps

taps 1 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of tap

as in drums

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drums
• bangs
• pats
• claps
• hits
• pounds
• raps
• beats
• knocks
• clicks
• slams
• thumps
• bats
• thwacks
• socks
• whacks
• hammers
• smacks
• clinks
• thuds
• bops
• flicks
• swats
• bashes
• clatters
• pings
• bonks
• wallops
• strikes
• pastes
• tips
• chinks
• chucks
• pitter-patters
• pit-a-pats

taps

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of tap

as in drains

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

the oil company tapped that first well completely dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drains
• pumps
• siphons
• empties
• bleeds
• sucks
• draws (off)
• drafts
• evacuates
• cleans
• flushes
• milks
• exhausts
• purges
• effuses
• vacates
• voids
• clears
• depletes
• vacuates
• decants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• waters
• washes
• bathes
• soaks
• drenches
• wets
• douses
• floods
• overflows
• drowns
• inundates
• submerges
• souses
• swamps
• deluges

taps

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noun

plural of tap

as in valves

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid

turn the tap to the right for cold water and to the left for hot water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• valves
• faucets
• spigots
• stopcocks
• cocks
• gates
• hydrants
• spouts
• petcocks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taps

Verb

The appeal also taps into something more universal. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

Buhrdorf taps his experience as a serial entrepreneur in building the ZenBusiness platform. — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Noun

Return your right hand to the floor and repeat on the other side (this time, left hand taps right shoulder). — Jakob Roze, Health, 23 June 2026

If the card is stored somewhere, a scam page may be only a few taps away. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026