tap
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- noun
- /tæp/
- UK
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grifo
- You don 't want to drink the tap water.
- tap water
- turn on the tap
- shut off the tap
And now you're turning on your tap and you're drinking that again.
- And now you're turning on your tap and you're drinking that again.
- And eventually we will have a tap outside to wash her feet off.
- And they're very simple add-ons to your tap.
- I can't even open the freaking tap.
- And that's Vladimir Putin turned off the taps for the global energy system.
- It's where the tap, the tap go basically, isn't it?
- And then the tap is all super duper like what is this called?
Examples
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Frank filled a tall glass with water from the tap and sat down across from her.
Fiction book (1995) -
The water from the tap came out at a single warm temperature and tasted of salt and chalk.
Academic text (2012) -
We had a hot tap put outside specifically for stuff like that.
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Can you turn the tap on, please?
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On the day in question, however, everyone had to drink tap water because the bottled water had run out.
Academic text (2003) -
Refugees collect water from a public tap stand in an Adjumani settlement.
Academic text (2015) -
There is no electricity, no heat, and no plumbing, but cold water taps are conveniently located outside for washing.
Academic text (1995) -
Can you please turn off the tap so the water doesn't keep running?
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I always fill my water bottle from the kitchen tap before leaving home.
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The plumber fixed the leaking tap in the bathroom sink yesterday.
Synonyms
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A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe
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A small tap that controls liquid coming from a container
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A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe
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A device that controls the flow of water from a pipe
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A person who makes music by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes while moving their feet
A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tap as a device for liquid comes from the old English tæppa 'plug' used in barrels, so a tap is the fitting you use to let liquid flow, like a small faucet.