'tap' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'tap' with 14 example sentences.

tap noun

: the sound made by a gentle blow

: a gentle blow

: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

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

: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

: a plug for a bunghole in a cask

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

: a light touch or stroke

tap verb

: cut a female screw thread with a tap

: draw from or dip into to get something

: strike lightly

: draw from; make good use of

: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

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

: make light, repeated taps on a surface

: walk with a tapping sound

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

: draw (liquor) from a tap

: pierce in order to draw a liquid from

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

It's not safe to drink the tap water here.

The majority of Japanese people drink tap water.

Water was dripping from the tap.

I'm interested in learning how to tap dance.

Fix the tap in the kitchen.

Leaking taps waste a lot of water.

I tap my foot to the beat of the music.

He tapped me on the shoulder.

The rain tapped against the window.

She spends her days tapping away at her computer keyboard.

Dan's home phone was tapped by police.

Check if the gas tap is closed.

Someone is tapping at the door.

Tap an animal to hear the sound.

Words related to 'tap'

knock faucet rap