spigot

noun

spig·​ot ˈspi-gət 

-kət

1

a

: spile sense 2

b

: the plug of a faucet or cock

c

: faucet

2

: something resembling a spigot especially in regulating availability or flow (as of money)

Synonyms

• cock
• faucet
• gate
• stopcock
• tap
• valve

Examples of spigot in a Sentence

the spigot on a beer keg

Hook the hose up to the spigot behind the house.

Recent Examples on the Web

But Republicans say that the spending is a natural byproduct of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, which equated campaign spending with free speech and opened the spigots for big-money races. —Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025

Subscribe to hear this story The Internal Revenue Service started accepting income-tax returns on Jan. 27, opening the spigots of refund money shortly thereafter. —Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025

The funding freeze threatened to at least temporarily cut off medical research institutions, hospitals, community health centers and others from the federal spigot. —Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025

There is no imaginary spigot to magically make water appear at a wildfire, despite what Trump claims. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for spigot

• bigot
• frigate

Kids Definition

spigot

noun

spig·​ot ˈspig-ət 

ˈspik-ət

1

: a plug used to stop the vent in a barrel

2

: faucet