Synonyms for tap
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Strike — to (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly
strike, pat, knock, rap, dab, hit, pink, punch, hammer, blow, beat, slap, poke, slam, smack, crack, thump, swap, whack, bang, thwack, pound
2. Plug — to strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard. To have sexual…
plug, drill, make, root AU, screw, penetrate, wap, ream, pump dated UK
Noun
1. Spigot — A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or…
2. Faucet — A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or…
3. Bar — ellipsis of taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”)
Other
clap, wire tap, stroke of work, run-through, tap-room, spile, brooch, heeltap
Definitions
- v. 1
To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard. To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
I would tap that hot girl over there.
- v. 2
To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.
You can pay by tapping your card.
- n. 1
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
Is the tap water here safe to drink?
- n. 2
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe. A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
abdominal tap pleural tap spinal tap
Example sentences
- punch Tom blocked Mary's first punch but not her second.
- hammer I hit the T.V. with a hammer and somehow fixed it.
- exploit The country has resources, but can't exploit them.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1, bar1, tip1, pat1, bug1, rap1, beg1, dab1, wap
- 4 letters
- make1, beat1, blow1, pink1, root1, bang1, pump1, cock1, plug1, slap1, slam1, swap1, ping1, poke1
- 5 letters
- crack1, knock1, punch1, pound1, screw1, drill1, smack1, whack1, spout1, thump1, spile
- 6 letters
- handle2, strike1, hammer2, faucet2, brooch1, spigot2, thwack
- 7 letters
- exploit2, appoint2, solicit3, stopper2, hydrant2, barroom2, stopple, heeltap
- 9 letters
- intercept3, penetrate3, eavesdrop2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handle2 = 2 syllables).