as in to drum
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
tapped her foot in time to the music kept tapping the desk with his pencil
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Recent Examples of tap
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and prolific conspiracy theorist, was tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services days after he was reelected president in November.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
Take in the city views from the rooftop of the three-story South End bar that has more than 400 beers on tap, cocktails, wine, along with burgers, pizza and other classic American bar bites.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Though the governor and legislative leaders all have cited the rainy day fund as one coffer Connecticut may need to tap to mitigate impending cuts in federal aid, scaling back the budget caps that helped fill this reserve is another matter.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and prolific conspiracy theorist, was tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services days after he was reelected president in November.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
An app called Kanopy taps into the collections of local libraries across the country and has tons of great classic movies, documentaries, and indie films.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
Take in the city views from the rooftop of the three-story South End bar that has more than 400 beers on tap, cocktails, wine, along with burgers, pizza and other classic American bar bites.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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