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How to pronounce tap in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms exploit
Type of apply, employ, utilize, use, utilise
Has types milk, commercialize, harness, maximise, maximize, mine, overexploit, quarry
Type Words
Synonyms bug, intercept, wiretap
Type of eavesdrop, listen in
Derivation tapper


The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy.
Type Words
Synonyms tapdance
Type of dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Derivation tapper


Glover tapdances better than anybody.
Type Words
Synonyms beg, solicit
Type of request, bespeak, ask for, quest, call for
Has types buttonhole, lobby, quest, canvass
Type Words
Synonyms rap, strike
Type of blow, bump
Type Words
Synonyms pat, rap
Type of sound
Has types pitter-patter
Type Words
Synonyms knock, pink, rap
Type of go, sound
Derivation tapping


he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently.
Type Words
Synonyms spigot
Type of stopple, plug, stopper
Derivation tapster
Type Words
Synonyms hydrant, water faucet, water tap
Type of spigot, plumbing fixture, faucet
Derivation tapster
Type Words
Synonyms wiretap
Type of investigating, investigation
Type Words
Synonyms dab, pat
Type of touching, touch
Type Words
Synonyms tip
Type of strike
Has types percuss
Derivation tapper


He tapped me on the shoulder.
Type Words
Type of plate
Type Words
Type of tool
Type Words
Type of cut
Derivation tapper
Type Words
Type of draw off, take out, draw, withdraw


tap one's memory.
tap a source of money.
Type Words
Type of take out, draw
Derivation tapper


tap beer in a bar.
Type Words
Type of render, furnish, provide, supply
Derivation tapper


tap a cask of wine.
Type Words
Type of pierce


tap a maple tree for its syrup.
tap a keg of beer.
Type Words
Type of walk

Examples of tap

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Then I still can manipulate the items through the bag to tap and clean them out.
From the dailyherald.com
Tap Room fries, billiards and live rock equals a guaranteed fun time in my book.
From the stltoday.com
The White House is eager to tap into the youthful audience that drives Facebook.
From the abcnews.go.com
Fourteen beers are on tap, weighted toward labels such as Tetley's and Guinness.
From the denverpost.com
First, a country must be threatened with insolvency, unable to tap bond markets.
From the online.wsj.com
It also does not tap into the state savings account known as the rainy-day fund.
From the chron.com
Radiation has been found in food, seawater and even tap water supplies in Tokyo.
From the kentucky.com
That isn't a lot yet, but Serageldin says he can tap American foundations later.
From the businessweek.com
Then lean back, raise your feet higher and tap up and down for a kind of crunch.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Pat: the sound made by a gentle blow
  • Cut a female screw thread with a tap
  • Draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
  • Strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
  • Water faucet: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
  • A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
  • Tu00E1p is a village in Gyu0151r-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.
  • TAP Portugal, commonly known as TAP, is the national airline of Portugal. It has its head office in Building 25 on the grounds of Portela Airport in Lisbon, and has been a member of the Star Alliance since 14 March 2005, the same day on which the company celebrated its 60th anniversary. ...
  • Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by a tapping sound that is created from metal plates that are attached to both the ball and heel of the dancer's shoe. These metal plates, when tapped against a hard surface, create a percussive sound and as such the dancers are considered to be musicians.