Antonyms for tap
tæptap

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

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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

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

1. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopper, plug, spigot, spile, faucet

2. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   broach

How to use tap in a sentence?

1. Dolly Parton:

   Then, just as I picked it up, just to hold it, and look at it for a moment, our little dog, Popeye, came running up the stairs. The tap-tap of his paws jolted me back to reality. I suddenly froze and I put the gun down. i kinda believe Popeye was a spiritual messenger from God.

2. Karl Siebert:

   In Ireland, Guinness had a long history of hiring the best and brightest university graduates regardless of what they were trained in, and they put them to work on things they needed. One was a special tap for dispensing Guinness, which has 11 different nozzles in it, that helps to form the fine-bubbled foam.

3. Nestor Paz-Galindo:

   Private equity funds are looking to tap this pool of liquidity over the next couple years as the depth and availability of this source of capital might not be the same in the future.

4. Farrell Allen:

   I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is have a 10-ounce glass of water from the tap or slightly warmed with a twist of lemon, it is my go-to to help me start the day.

5. Peter Saunders:

   It might start off as a light tap, but actually the whole idea of hitting children is about inflicting pain.

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