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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121. For forty minutes Diana, dressed in a black leotard, went through a routine that combined ballet with tap dancing.
122. You know Franco has a little tap hanging down under his tummy?
123. God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 
124. The flow from the tap stops - and there may be hissing or bubbling noises as well.
125. He knew how to change the washer on a tap, and make pastry, and mend a bicycle puncture.
126. I felt a slight tap on my right foot, it was the Commando lying next to me.
127. Waiters offer a selection of waters to drink, served on a silver tray, but only the tap is free.
128. Tap dance classes were not an enjoyable experience for a shy and introverted child.
129. It can be undone. Memory jogger Keyboard: tap the Del for Delete key smartly but with caution.
130. He had barely registered this fact when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
131. Add cold tap water to cover the ingredients by 1 inch.
132. We don't wish to alarm people unnecessarily, but it would be wise to avoid drinking the tap water here.
133. All of them with a tap root deep in history and branches lost in mysterious mist.
134. Always move the deleted column at once, otherwise you may lose it from the Scrap. 8 Tap Ins for Insert.
135. Melissa heard the sounds of a dustbin lid being replaced and the running of a tap as Eleanor washed her hands.
136. Pour hottest tap water into the larger baking pan to a depth of 1 inch.
137. He thought it was a phone pest until police collared the culprit with a phone tap.
138. But many business groups and some unions would welcome the ability to tap a large pool of legal workers.
139. A whole succession of prairie branches was built to develop settlement and to tap the furthest reaches of the grain-growing areas.
140. Cops in twos and threes huddle[Sentencedict], lightly tap their thighs with night sticks and smile at me with benevolence.
141. The choreography is fairly basic but lively, with bits of tap, soft shoe, swing and rock.
142. Suppose a warrant is granted to tap the telephones of an organization which is planning a march or demonstration.
143. Patients drank a bottle of magnesium citrate each night and also received tap water enemas until the return was clear.
144. Tap in place with the club hammer handle and check with a spirit level as work progresses.
145. I used to tap dance, high kick, do splits, pull my legs up at the back of my head.
146. I suspect all doctors must learn how to turn charm on and off like a tap.
147. She turned on the tap and gave a whoop of delight as water cascaded forth, hot and plentiful.
148. They also enable you to tap into otherwise pretty inaccessible international markets.
149. He thought that being an actor was tap dancing and playing the fool.
150. The cold tap dripped into the stone sink at long, regular intervals.