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- pronunciation:
- taep
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- on tap
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a device to control the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container, or a plug to prevent such a flow; spigot; faucet.
Water flows through when the tap is open.
- synonyms:
- bung, cock, faucet, petcock, plug, spigot, spile, stopcock, stopper, valve
- similar words:
- cork, peg
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| definition 2: |
an act or instance of, or a device for, wiretapping.
The investigators placed a tap on the suspect's telephone.- synonyms:
- bug, wire, wiretap, wiretapping, wiring
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| definition 3: |
the surgical drawing of bodily fluid, as from the spine.
a spinal tap- synonyms:
- aspirating, bloodletting, phlebotomy
- similar words:
- cupping, draining, leeching
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| definition 4: |
a tool for cutting a screw thread inside a cylindrical opening.
- similar words:
- bore
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| related words: |
drain, plug |
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| phrase: |
on tap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
taps, tapping, tapped |
| definition 1: |
to put a spigot or hole in (a container) in order to draw off liquid or gas.
The surgeon tapped the patient's chest with a hollow needle in order to remove the fluid.- similar words:
- open, uncork, unplug
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| definition 2: |
to draw off (liquid, gas, electricity, or the like), or draw off from (a main pipe, wire, or the like).
We tapped sap from the tree.We tapped the tree.- synonyms:
- bleed, drain, draw
- similar words:
- aspirate, extract, pipette, sap, siphon
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| definition 3: |
to draw upon (some resource or a supply of funds).
She tapped her savings to buy an expensive gift.- synonyms:
- draw on
- similar words:
- employ, exploit, milk, mine, utilize
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| definition 4: |
to connect wires secretly to (a telephone line) for the purpose of eavesdropping; wiretap.
His phone line was tapped by the police.- synonyms:
- wire, wiretap
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| definition 5: |
to cut screw threads in (an object or opening).
- similar words:
- bore
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| related words: |
drain |
| derivation: |
tapper (n.) |
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