to tap

Examples

• All

• Do we want to work together with catalogers, tapping into their expertise and combining it with our own?

  Academic text (2011)

• But if you're not, why not tap into your full potential?

  Stephan Speaks

• And what if you could just tap into your kids?

• We tap into something deeper, into the players identity.

  Air (2023)

• Furthermore, I highly, highly recommend that you tap into a cash back app.

  Your Rich BFF

• Marcelle: I have found that when you tap into students' interests, the sky is the limit.

  Academic text (2012)

• Using technology is a good way to tap into students' brains' desire for novelty.

  Academic text (2013)

• I think he's tapping into our power.

  Deck the Halls (2006)

• Storytelling is a powerful connecting activity because it taps into emotional experiences.

  Academic text (2013)

• We've got to learn how to tap into their innate psychology.

Synonyms

A

to access

vsto tap

497 3.4

To reach and use something, often after getting permission

means making use of a resource or accessing it generally

E

to exploit

vsto tap

95 4.1

To use resources or chances well to get a good result

means simply to use or access without implying advantage or profit

S

to source

vsto tap

• Specialized

27 3.9

To get goods or materials from a supplier

is about using or drawing on that supply rather than just obtaining it

C

to call up

vsto tap

13 4.0

To make a file or information appear for use

focuses on using or accessing it rather than only releasing it for use

Idioms

O

on tap

7 3.4

Drinks like beer or water served from a tap

O

on tap

5 3.7

Ready to use when needed

Phrasal Verbs

D

to double tap

• Texting

3 3.5

Tap twice quickly on a touchscreen to start a function

T

to tap out

1 4.4

To touch something lightly with fingers or an object to make a rhythm

T

to tap the screen

1 2.8

Touch the screen lightly with your finger to choose or open something

T

to tap out

• Texting

1 5.3

To type a short message by pressing keys or the screen quickly

T

to tap the keg

• Informal

1 6.1

To start pouring beer from a keg by attaching something that lets beer flow

Compounds

T

tap water

27 1.0

Water that comes from a tap used for drinking or cooking

T

tap on

14 2.7

A light touch or knock to get someone's attention

S

spinal tap

• Specialized

9 5.8

To remove fluid from the lower back with a needle for testing

T

tap dancing

5 3.0

A dance where shoes with metal plates make a rhythm when the feet hit the floor

T

tap dancer

5 3.5

A person who makes music by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes while moving their feet

T

tap dance

4 3.0

A dance where the feet make tapping sounds using shoes with metal plates

W

water tap

• UK

1 1.0

A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe

B

bidet tap

• UK

8.3

A tap that sprays water for washing after using the toilet

C

champagne tap

7.9

A small tool that pours champagne from a bottle into glasses

T

tap dance performance

3.7

A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes

T

tap wrench

• Specialized

7.3

A tool that holds and turns a tap to cut screw threads inside a hole

T

tap house

• US

4.3

A bar that sells beer, often from its own brewery

T

tap-off

• Jargon

7.4

The jump ball that starts a basketball game

How Much

to drain

189 3.4

to tap

245 3.4

to use

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology