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Synonyms for tap
tæptap
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Princeton's WordNet
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 taprap, strike, tapnoun
a gentle blow
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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, smashwater faucet, water tap, tap, hydrantnoun
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
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water tap, rap, strike, pat, wiretap, hydrant, dab, water faucet, spigottapnoun
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, raptapnoun
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
Synonyms:
water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, raptap, spigotnoun
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
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water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, faucet, dab, rapwiretap, tapnoun
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
Synonyms:
water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, raptap, pat, dabverb
a light touch or stroke
Synonyms:
water tap, wiretap, spigot, splatter, strike, splash, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, raptapverb
cut a female screw thread with a tap
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solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begtapverb
draw from or dip into to get something
"tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
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solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begtap, tipverb
strike lightly
"He tapped me on the shoulder"
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topple, lean, solicit, tip off, exploit, wiretap, tiptoe, tip, rap, fee, pink, knock, intercept, tilt, bug, tippytoe, bung, beg, tapdance, tumble, angle, slantexploit, tapverb
draw from; make good use of
"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
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knock, solicit, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, work, exploit, tip, rap, overwork, begwiretap, 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?"
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solicit, tease, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, badger, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, stop, beleaguer, pestertapverb
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
"tap a cask of wine"
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solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begtap, rap, knock, pinkverb
make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
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criticise, pick apart, solicit, bump, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, ping, knap, criticize, strike hardtapverb
walk with a tapping sound
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solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begtapdance, 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"
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solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begtapverb
draw (liquor) from a tap
"tap beer in a bar"
Synonyms:
solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begtapverb
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
"tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
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solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, begsolicit, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
tapverb
Synonyms:
broachtapverb
tapverb
Synonyms:
raptapnoun
Synonyms:
gentle blow, light stroketapnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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TAP
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#125 | work | |
#608 | court | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1630 | fee | |
#1961 | pink | |
#2043 | bug | |
#2765 | tip | |
#3599 | tower | |
#3681 | romance | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4051 | bang | |
#4121 | belt | |
#4157 | angle | |
#4535 | pat | |
#5613 | hook | |
#5624 | valve | |
#5857 | rap | |
#6828 | tap | |
#6947 | pray | |
#7199 | blame | |
#7680 | towers | |
#8525 | lean | |
#8616 | ping | |
#8806 | pct | |
#9810 | knock | |
#10154 | tilt | |
#10264 | exploit | |
#10588 | bump | |
#11503 | splash | |
#11509 | leverage | |
#13346 | smash | |
#14637 | woo | |
#14968 | beg | |
#16228 | badger | |
#17420 | tease | |
#17639 | dab | |
#17934 | tumble | |
#18283 | faucet | |
#19862 | intercept | |
#21425 | solicit | |
#22421 | slant | |
#23356 | criticize | |
#31695 | whack | |
#34318 | pagoda | |
#42659 | wiretap | |
#47065 | criticise | |
#48054 | hydrant | |
#49534 | spigot | |
#50543 | topple | |
#53814 | splatter | |
#71598 | implore | |
#73605 | bung | |
#90108 | pester | |
#94522 | tiptoe | |
#95364 | overwork | |
#96831 | smasher | |
#108159 | knap | |
#146144 | whang | |
#156599 | stopcock | |
#205400 | accost |
How to use tap in a sentence?
It's like somebody has control over a tap. If the Ethiopian people for some reason want to reduce the amount of water coming to Egypt, it would be a great problem.
We actually spoke today and we actually both said that we don't speak to each other probably enough and exchange views, it's something that over the next six months I'd be foolish not to tap into his experience of what he's been through the last four years with the Under-21s and senior men, because he's been to European Championships, he's been to World Cups. He's been successful.
I'm really excited that science is acknowledging that dreams actually exist and they can be measured. And being able to tap into that data is, for me, gives some real opportunities to tell stories or even create platforms that can communicate with people in a different way.
Not over that. There's too much work involved just for tap-and-go.
I really feel like the loss of [glaciers] from the landscape does tap into people’s emotions, and art does that better than science data, and so I’ve tried to bring artists out every summer.
Translations for tap
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- يَتَنَصَّت, حنفية, صنبورArabic
- кранBelarusian
- кранBulgarian
- tap, aixetaCatalan, Valencian
- kohoutek, závitník, kohoutCzech
- tapWelsh
- vandhaneDanish
- Armatur, Zapfen, Kran, abzapfen, Spund, Gewindeschneider, abhören, anzapfen, Wasserhahn, Mischbatterie, Hahn, ZapfhahnGerman
- βρύσηGreek
- kranoEsperanto
- canilla, llave, grifo, machuelo, tapón, intervenir, dar golpecitosSpanish
- kraanEstonian
- شیرPersian
- hyväkseen, taputtaa, haaroitus, tappi, kierteitystappi, valuttaa, kopauttaa, salakuunnella, puikottaa, hana, naputtaa, käyttää, naputella, verottaa, laskea, napauttaa, napautus, vesihana, kosketusFinnish
- robinet, bouchon, taper, dérivation, taraud, tarauder, tirerFrench
- billaGalician
- ברזHebrew
- csap, vízcsapHungarian
- ծորակArmenian
- hani, kraniIcelandic
- rubinettoItalian
- 蛇口Japanese
- ក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹកKhmer
- 수도꼭지Korean
- henef, zembere, henîfe, henefî, mislikKurdish
- čiaupasLithuanian
- наточува, чука, точи, тапка, допира, чешма, славина, тропкаMacedonian
- avlyttingNorwegian
- tappen, tikken, meeluisteren, kraan, afluisteren, aftappen, draadtappenDutch
- avlyttingNorwegian Nynorsk
- tappe, kran, tappekran, avlytteNorwegian
- kurek, spuszczać płyn, napoczynać, stuknąć, gwintować, gwintownik, zawór, kran, zawór główny, wykorzystywać, klepnąć, podsłuchiwać, założyć podsłuchPolish
- bica, torneira, torno, espichoPortuguese
- кран, отпайка, ответвление, затычка, отвод, пробка, метчикRussian
- slavina, славинаSerbo-Croatian
- kohútik, stočiť, stiahnuť, odposluch, odpočúvanieSlovak
- pipaSlovene
- duqAlbanian
- tapp, kran, avledning, gängtappSwedish
- mferejiSwahili
- ก๊อกน้ำThai
- gizlice dinlemek, musluk, musluk takmakTurkish
- кранUkrainian
- vòiVietnamese
- flapilönVolapük
- cråneWalloon
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