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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91. I have my own word processor and printer at home, so that everything I need is on tap.
92. Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.
93. The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones.
94. There's a tray under each tap to catch the beer slops.
95. Tap with the heel of your shoe on the window, and he will let us in.
96. Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture.
97. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round.
98. It's not easy to tap a nail into the wall.
99. We've got all the information permanently on tap on a computer.
100. Tap the lid down carefully so as not to break the contents.
101. Working in a library as I do, I have all this information on tap.
102. I might be able to tap my father for a loan.
103. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.
104. We need to tap the expertise and skill of the people we already have.
105. I'll just rinse the lettuce under the tap.
106. I wash it every Saturday,[Sentencedict.com] under the hot tap.
107. B Two litres of tap water and herbal teas.
108. I could hear my heart tap against my ribs.
109. Does the tap water meet government health standards?
110. Tap water splashed into a basin.
111. Drill and tap to suit your sender unit.
112. Turned on a tap: hot water!
113. You like a nice wash under the hot tap.
114. But how to tap this priceless resource?
115. They develop mainly in fresh tap water, especially if it contains a high percentage of calcium salts.
116. Sink mixers have divided flow so that the hot and cold water do not mix until they have left the tap.
117. It was supposed to be bottled water, but Converse knew for a fact that the porter filled it from the tap.
118. The bread should sound hollow when you tap the bottom.
119. He did, first of all, tap on the flat door but then, receiving no response, opened it.
120. Building a brick oven is one way to tap into that worldview.