Synonym: faucet, pat, rap, spigot, valve. Similar words: tape, metaphor, set apart. Meaning: [tæp] 
n. 1. the sound made by a gentle blow 2. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask 3. a gentle blow 4. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) 5. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads 6. a plug for a bunghole in a cask 7. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information 8. a light touch or stroke. v. 1. cut a female screw thread with a tap 2. draw from or dip into to get something 3. strike lightly 4. draw from; make good use of 5. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information 6. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it 7. make light, repeated taps on a surface 8. walk with a tapping sound 9. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes 10. draw (liquor) from a tap 11. pierce in order to draw a liquid from 12. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
n. 1. the sound made by a gentle blow 2. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask 3. a gentle blow 4. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) 5. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads 6. a plug for a bunghole in a cask 7. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information 8. a light touch or stroke. v. 1. cut a female screw thread with a tap 2. draw from or dip into to get something 3. strike lightly 4. draw from; make good use of 5. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information 6. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it 7. make light, repeated taps on a surface 8. walk with a tapping sound 9. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes 10. draw (liquor) from a tap 11. pierce in order to draw a liquid from 12. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently. 
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61. Someone has left the tap running.
62. Tap water is never chemically pure.
63. This tap turns easily/It's easy to turn this tap.
64. I still haven't got round to fixing that tap.
65. The tap was dripping.
66. The government hopes to tap new sources of employment in the area of health.
67. The water ran cold when I turned the tap on.
68. He thought that being an actor only involved tap dancing and playing the fool .
69. The police had put a tap on his phone line.
70. Some idiot left the tap running in the bathroom and there's water everywhere.
71. He rinsed the teapot out under the tap, to get rid of the tea-leaves.
72. The pub has two sorts of beer on tap .
73. You can ask for a chemical analysis of your tap water.
74. You should connect the hose to the tap and then turn on the water.
75. The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.
76. He rigged a rubber hose to the tap in the kitchen.sentencedict.com
77. Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit.
78. I turned the tap on and ran some cold water on the burn.
79. The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.
80. She was always on the tap , borrowing sugar and milk.
81. The tap is running.
82. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
83. Avoid drinking the tap water when you first arrive in the country.
84. He ran the tap until the water was really hot.
85. The water came out of the tap in short spurts .
86. The movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals.
87. You have to run the tap a long time before the hot water comes.
88. The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan's rice market.
89. You must have left a tap running in the bathroom.
90. I put my head under the tap and let the cool water run over me.