Synonyms for tap
tæp

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1. pat, rap, tapnoun

   the sound made by a gentle blow

   Synonyms:
   strike, wiretap, rap, belt, spigot, knock, water faucet, hydrant, pat, blame, whang, whack, rap music, hip-hop, dab, water tap

2. rap, strike, tapnoun

   a gentle blow

   Synonyms:
   dab, ten-strike, bang, strike, water tap, smasher, rap, belt, spigot, knock, work stoppage, hydrant, pat, whang, blame, hit, whack, rap music, hip-hop, water faucet, wiretap, smash

3. water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrantnoun

   a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

   Synonyms:
   water tap, rap, strike, pat, wiretap, hydrant, dab, water faucet, spigot

4. tapnoun

   a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

5. tapnoun

   a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

6. tap, spigotnoun

   a plug for a bunghole in a cask

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, faucet, dab, rap

7. wiretap, tapnoun

   the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, strike, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

8. tap, pat, dabverb

   a light touch or stroke

   Synonyms:
   water tap, wiretap, spigot, splatter, strike, splash, pat, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap

9. tapverb

   cut a female screw thread with a tap

   Synonyms:
   solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

10. tapverb

    draw from or dip into to get something

    "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

11. tap, tipverb

    strike lightly

    "He tapped me on the shoulder"

    Synonyms:
    topple, lean, solicit, tip off, exploit, wiretap, tiptoe, tip, rap, fee, pink, knock, intercept, tilt, bug, tippytoe, bung, beg, tapdance, tumble, angle, slant

12. exploit, tapverb

    draw from; make good use of

    "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

    Synonyms:
    knock, solicit, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, work, exploit, tip, rap, overwork, beg

13. wiretap, tap, intercept, bugverb

    tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

    "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, tease, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, badger, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, stop, beleaguer, pester

14. tapverb

    furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

    "tap a cask of wine"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

15. tap, rap, knock, pinkverb

    make light, repeated taps on a surface

    "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

    Synonyms:
    criticise, pick apart, solicit, bump, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, ping, knap, criticize, strike hard

16. tapverb

    walk with a tapping sound

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

17. tapdance, tapverb

    dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

    "Glover tapdances better than anybody"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

18. tapverb

    draw (liquor) from a tap

    "tap beer in a bar"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

19. tapverb

    pierce in order to draw a liquid from

    "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, knock, tapdance, bug, pink, wiretap, intercept, exploit, tip, rap, beg

20. solicit, beg, tapverb

    make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

    "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

    Synonyms:
    court, solicit, pray, exploit, accost, wiretap, tip, rap, romance, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, implore, woo, hook

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Cut
   • Dancing
   • Draw
   • Investigation
   • Pierce
   • Plate
   • Provide
   • Request
   • Tool
   • Use
   • Walk
   • Withdraw

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   broach

2. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   rap, strike (lightly)

3. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   rap

4. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   gentle blow, light stroke

5. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   spigot, plug, stopper, stopple

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. tapnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopper, plug, spigot, spile, faucet

2. tapverb

   Synonyms:
   broach

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "tap":

   faucet, stopcock, pagoda, tower, valve, exploit, towers, pct, leverage, pat

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How to use tap in a sentence?

1. Ammar Campa-Najjar:

   Ammar Yasser Najjar thinks Ammar Yasser Najjar can tap into the fears of voters.

2. Passos Coelho:

   We are convinced that it is possible to privatise TAP on conditions that will make it a viable company.

3. Sergio Monteiro:

   The privatisation is the only way to guarantee that TAP continues to exist, that it grows, that it adds routes and planes ... We believe that there is a national, political and social consensus for the privatisation to go ahead.

4. Chris Christie:

   We need to have a system that tracks you from the moment you come in and then when your time is up, however long your visa is, then we go get you and tap you on the shoulder and say, 'Excuse me, it's time to go.'.

5. Kevin Hart:

   The chemistry Will and myself were able to tap into added for a different level of comedy, because it's almost like a pendulum, you're looking at two guys that are taking turns and that aren't in competition for getting laughs.

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