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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211. These last two organizations are alliances of many of the organizations previously mentioned though they also tap new members.
212. She ran the water out of the basin and held her wrists under the cold tap until they were numb.
213. Branch lines were arranged to tap either mineral resources or new areas of settlement.
214. She filled the kettle from the freshwater tap, then took a box of chilled orange juice from the well-stocked ice-box.
215. And black patent leather tap shoes covered her most famous toes, which nobody realized yet were famous.
216. Also, this technique requires the use of a contrast medium, in this case, tap water.
217. Hides and footpaths give close views and there are listening posts and a tap rail for handicapped visitors.
218. And there is no way of checking that bottled water is any cleaner than tap water.
219. Great idea: before grating orange or lemon peel, run the grater under the cold tap to prevent sticking.
220. He has this lovely pixie body and whips off complicated tap routines in the Astaire and Gene Kelly styles - amazing.
221. For under-sink installation it is essential to use the purpose-designed hot tap supplied by the heater manufacturer.
222. Water changes, with high nitrates in your tap water, are therefore less effective than they might be.
223. The parasites have transferred from cattle into reservoirs and thence through the tap.
224. Choose products with natural ingredients instead. the impurities frequently found in tap water.
225. Still, you never know when the moving finger might tap you on the shoulder.
226. After a short time had passed he began to tap his foot on the kerb impatiently.
227. From a tap penalty the forwards drove in short bursts,[www.Sentencedict.com] and then took the ball wide to Joe Roff.
228. However, it is recognized that other tasks may well tap other aspects of plural reference.
229. Once the pack is empty, another tap is turned on to send water to the rinsing nozzle inside the container.
230. On tap alone, for instance, there are eight brews, with plenty more available in the bottle.
231. And she said Tipper had quit the newspaper business finally but would be on tap, and he was.
232. Some plants have a prominent main or tap root, from which rows of fine lateral roots grow.
233. Tap dancers as entertainment falls somewhere between colonic irrigation and embalming.
234. I heard a tap, and Lila's face appeared at the window.
235. Steve was beside her, leaning across her to turn off the tap.
236. Do you get just a little sort of tap for a white lie but minced up for murder?
237. He turned his head at a slight tap on the door.
238. Place the rice in a colander and rinse well under the cold tap until the residue salt has been washed away.
239. Shearer beat the offside trap and squared the ball for Mitchell to tap in. 3-1 to Town.
240. Only two sounds disturbed the silence - a fly buzzing desultorily against the window, and a tap dripping into the sink.