Synonyms for tap
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Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. pat, rap, tapnoun

   the sound made by a gentle blow

   Synonyms:
   strike, wiretap, rap, belt, spigot, knock, water faucet, hydrant, pat, blame, whang, whack, rap music, hip-hop, dab, water tap

2. rap, strike, tapnoun

   a gentle blow

   Synonyms:
   dab, ten-strike, bang, strike, water tap, smasher, rap, belt, spigot, knock, work stoppage, hydrant, pat, whang, blame, hit, whack, rap music, hip-hop, water faucet, wiretap, smash

3. water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrantnoun

   a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

   Synonyms:
   water tap, rap, strike, pat, wiretap, hydrant, dab, water faucet, spigot

4. tapnoun

   a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

5. tapnoun

   a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

6. tap, spigotnoun

   a plug for a bunghole in a cask

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, faucet, dab, rap

7. wiretap, tapnoun

   the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

8. tap, pat, dabverb

   a light touch or stroke

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, splatter, strike, splash, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

9. tapverb

   cut a female screw thread with a tap

   Synonyms:
   solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

10. tapverb

    draw from or dip into to get something

    "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

11. tap, tipverb

    strike lightly

    "He tapped me on the shoulder"

    Synonyms:
    topple, lean, solicit, tip off, exploit, wiretap, tiptoe, tip, rap, fee, pink, knock, intercept, tilt, bug, tippytoe, bung, beg, tapdance, tumble, angle, slant

12. exploit, tapverb

    draw from; make good use of

    "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

    Synonyms:
    knock, solicit, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, work, exploit, tip, rap, overwork, beg

13. wiretap, tap, intercept, bugverb

    tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

    "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, tease, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, badger, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, stop, beleaguer, pester

14. tapverb

    furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

    "tap a cask of wine"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

15. tap, rap, knock, pinkverb

    make light, repeated taps on a surface

    "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

    Synonyms:
    criticise, pick apart, solicit, bump, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, ping, knap, criticize, strike hard

16. tapverb

    walk with a tapping sound

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

17. tapdance, tapverb

    dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

    "Glover tapdances better than anybody"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

18. tapverb

    draw (liquor) from a tap

    "tap beer in a bar"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

19. tapverb

    pierce in order to draw a liquid from

    "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

20. solicit, beg, tapverb

    make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

    "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

    Synonyms:
    court, solicit, pray, exploit, accost, wiretap, tip, rap, romance, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, implore, woo, hook

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Cut
   • Dancing
   • Draw
   • Investigation
   • Pierce
   • Plate
   • Provide
   • Request
   • Tool
   • Use
   • Walk
   • Withdraw

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   broach

2. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   rap, strike (lightly)

3. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   rap

4. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   gentle blow, light stroke

5. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   spigot, plug, stopper, stopple

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopper, plug, spigot, spile, faucet

2. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   broach

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "tap":

   faucet, stopcock, pagoda, tower, valve, exploit, towers, pct, leverage, pat

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How to use tap in a sentence?

1. Julianne Nesbit:

   We are still running into people who want it, but it's just a slow trickle, we no longer have the tap turned on as we did at the beginning with things. It literally was like somebody just turned the faucet off, after it was running, running, running.

2. Aziz Inan:

   I enjoy when I get somebody's attention to this, especially some kid or college student, and it makes me feel happy that I did something good in the long term to tap into their curiosity.

3. Peter Saunders:

   He comes up with some howlers and that proves his humanity, but we need to talk to the pope about this issue because there are millions of children around the world who are physically beaten on a daily basis, it might start off as a light tap, but actually the whole idea of hitting children is about inflicting pain.

4. The Greek:

   The central bank governor put forth the idea to tap the 650 million euros in the holding account, which needed IMF approval, governor Stournaras made the arrangement with the IMF and on Saturday we got their okay and the account was unlocked.

5. Tara Reed:

   I’d started to get interested in fine art, and it struck me how annoying and labor-intensive it would be to find art I liked for my new place, for food, music, fashion, movies, I could just tap an app and get a personal recommendation. But the fine-art world hadn’t caught up to that.