tap

Definition

Examples

Please turn off the tap in the kitchen when you leave.

Word Family

Synonyms

• fauceta regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
• rapa reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• strikea group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

Collocations

• Easy turn on the water tap
  to turn on the water tap, meaning to change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
• Medium tap into new consumer demographics
  to tap into new consumer demographics, meaning to cut a female screw thread with a tap
• Hard tap international debt capital markets for financing
  to tap international debt capital markets for financing, meaning to cut a female screw thread with a tap
• Very Hard on tap for immediate deployment when funding clears
  indicating position, contact, or basis regarding tap for immediate deployment when funding clears