tap

  • 41tap — 1 noun 1 WATER/GAS (C) a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container; faucet AmE: turn on the tap (=so that water comes out of it): Carla, don t leave the taps running! | tap water: In some countries,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42tap — I [[t]tæp[/t]] v. tapped, tap•ping, n. 1) to strike with a light but audible blow 2) to make, put, etc., by tapping: to tap a nail into a wall[/ex] 3) to strike (the fingers, a foot, a pencil, etc.) upon or against something, esp. with repeated… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43tap — I. /tæp / (say tap) verb (tapped, tapping) –verb (t) 1. to strike lightly but audibly; strike with slight blows. 2. to make, put, etc., by tapping. 3. to strike (the hand, foot, etc.) lightly upon or against something. 4. to add a thickness of… …

  • 44tap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) for water, etc. ⇨ See also ↑faucet ADJECTIVE ▪ hot, hot water ▪ cold, cold water ▪ mixer (BrE) ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 45tap — I n. 1) on tap ( ready to be drawn ) (beer on tap) 2) on tap ( available ); ( imminent ) (what s on tap for tonight?) 3) see faucet II v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to ask ) to tap for (to tap smb. for information) 2) (D; tr.) to tap on ( to strike lightly )… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46TAP — Unter Tap versteht man: einen Tanzschritt, siehe Tap (Tanzschritt) eine Artikulationsart, siehe Tap (Phonetik) Tap ist der Nachname des in der Schweiz lebenden kambodschanischen Künstlers Paintwo Die Abkürzung TAP steht für: „Tandem Affinity… …

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  • 47tap — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or vessel can be controlled. 2 an act of tapping a telephone etc. 3 Brit. a taproom. 4 an instrument for cutting the thread of a female screw. v.tr. (tapped, tapping) 1 a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48tap-in — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from tap in, v. : tip in II. noun : a very short and easy putt in golf * * * /tap in /, n. Basketball. a field goal made by striking a ball in the air into the …

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  • 49tap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tappe, from Old English tæppa; akin to Old High German zapho tap Date: before 12th century 1. a. a plug for a hole (as in a cask) ; spigot b. a device consisting of a spout and valve attached to the end of a pipe …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 50TAP — A protein that transports a peptide from the cytoplasm into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. * * * technology architecture project; tick anticoagulant peptide; total access plus [computer based system]; toxicological agent protection or… …

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