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

2 of 3

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
• empties
• siphons
• bleeds
• sucks
• syphons
• draws (off)
• drafts
• cleans
• evacuates
• 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
• deluges
• souses
• submerges
• dowses
• swamps

taps

3 of 3

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