"tap" In Word Games

1. (especially British English) (North American English usually faucet) [countable] a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe into a bath or sink
2. [countable] a device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container
3. [countable] a light hit with your hand or fingers
4. [countable] an act of fitting a device to a phone so that somebody’s phone calls can be listened to secretly
5. (also tap-dancing) [uncountable] a style of dancing in which you tap to the rhythm of the music with your feet, wearing special shoes with pieces of metal on the heels and toes
6. (also flap) [countable] (phonetics) a speech sound that is produced by striking the tongue quickly and lightly against the part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth. The ‘t’ in later in American English is an example of a tap. Topics Languagec2

"tap" synonyms:

• valve,
• faucet,
• spigot,
• stopcock,
• spout,
• gate,
• spile,
• bibcock,
• egress,
• hydrant,
• nozzle,
• petcock,
• stopper,
• outlet,
• jet,
• water-spout,
• drinking-fountain,
• bibb,
• switch

"tap" antonyms:

• lose,
• fail,
• praise,
• miss,
• destroy,
• discourage,
• halt,
• stop,
• ruin,
• dissuade,
• neglect,
• surrender,
• give-up,
• fill,
• block-up,
• close-up,
• pass-over,
• refuse,
• manhandle

• apt
• pat