tap

US /tæp/

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UK /tæp/

v.t.Transitive VerbTo access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole

We can tap this plant in order to get water

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe

We don't have bottled water, you'll have to get it from the tap

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo move feet/fingers to make light regular sounds

Did you hear me tap on your window a few minutes ago?

v.t.Transitive VerbTo spy one someone electronically

They want to tap his phone in order to listen to his conversations

v.t.Transitive VerbTo hit something or someone lightly

Tap on the door and I will hear you

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Light hit, generally one that makes a sound

I felt a tap on my arm and looked up to see my friend

v.t.Transitive VerbTo remove from an object e.g. oil from the ground

They will tap for oil here

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A little stiff on the response. You have to tap harder than normal, but it's a very good keyboard overall.
A little stiff on the response. You have to tap harder than normal, but it's a very good keyboard overall.

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At home, we generally use room temperature tap water to make ice.
At home, we generally use room temperature tap water to make ice.

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the tap water quality is tested and controlled by clams.
the tap water quality is tested and controlled by clams.
They said that the city constantly runs a sample of its tap water past some mollusks.
They said that the city constantly runs a sample of its tap water past some mollusks.

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You hook the garden hose up to a tap and turn the water on so you can water your flowers or your vegetables.
You hook the garden hose up to a tap and turn the water on so you can water your flowers or your vegetables.

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Just tap to create a Gem, write your instructions once, and come back whenever you need it.
Just tap to create a Gem, write your instructions once, and come back whenever you need it.
Gemini knows I'm looking at a video, so it proactively shows me an ask this video chip, so let me tap on that.
Gemini knows I'm looking at a video, so it proactively shows me an ask this video chip, so let me tap on that.

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which is, you know, you're doing something and I tap you on the shoulder and say, "How happy are you, how's it going?"
which is, you know, you're doing something and I tap you on the shoulder and say, "How happy are you, how's it going?"
and I tap you on the shoulder and say,
and I tap you on the shoulder and say,

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you peace of mind just by having this buffer kept to one side and available to tap into if you need
you peace of mind just by having this buffer kept to one side and available to tap into if you need
This is super important, and it will give you peace of mind just by having this buffer kept to one side and available to tap into if you need it.
This is super important, and it will give you peace of mind just by having this buffer kept to one side and available to tap into if you need it.

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tap dancing, dancing, singing, doing the whole thing.
tap dancing, dancing, singing, doing the whole thing.
-So, I started tapping -- My first tap-dancing lesson --
-So, I started tapping -- My first tap-dancing lesson --