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
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Some people use finger snaps; others prefer tapping feet or rattling keys.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
With another suborbital flight on tap Monday, the engine relight is purely a confidence-building demonstration and not critical for a safe return to Earth.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Every three years, Hendricks conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment to tap into the health and wellness needs of the community and the available resources to offer targeted and vital services.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Some people use finger snaps; others prefer tapping feet or rattling keys.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
Between stalls of handwoven carpets and aromatic spices, merchants are now transacting in USDT and USDC, bypassing banks and borders with a tap on their smartphones.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
With another suborbital flight on tap Monday, the engine relight is purely a confidence-building demonstration and not critical for a safe return to Earth.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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