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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Christopher Murray
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Anthropic, Google and OpenAI were also tapped to receive awards, according to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2025
Taste of Chicago: Self-pour bar Garden District Taproom in West Palm Beach on Saturday will turn over some of its taps to one of my favorite breweries anywhere, Chicago’s Half Acre Beer Co. (including my favorite Daisy Cutter Pale Ale).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Verb
Just tap anywhere on the lamp to switch between the light settings.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Anthropic, Google and OpenAI were also tapped to receive awards, according to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Noun
Your superset will be made up of the Romanian deadlift—a classic hip hinge move that’s great for targeting your backside muscles, including your glutes, hamstrings, and back—and the lateral step-down to heel tap, another single-leg move that hits your quads and glutes.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2025
Taste of Chicago: Self-pour bar Garden District Taproom in West Palm Beach on Saturday will turn over some of its taps to one of my favorite breweries anywhere, Chicago’s Half Acre Beer Co. (including my favorite Daisy Cutter Pale Ale).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tap
valve
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Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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The antibodies generated there could be funneled directly into the spiral valve (a structure in the shark’s intestine) through the pancreatic duct.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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