tap
noun
tæp 
tæp 
1 (especially British English) (North American English usually faucet) [countable] a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe into a bath/ bathtub or sinkbath tapsthe hot/cold tap (= the tap that hot/cold water comes out of)Turn the tap on/off.Don't leave the tap running.the sound of a dripping tapI put my head under the tap and let the cool water run over me. see also tap water2 [countable] a device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or containera gas tapbeer taps3 [countable] a light hit with your hand or fingersa tap at/on the doorHe felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round.4 [countable] an act of fitting a device to a telephone so that somebody's telephone calls can be listened to secretlya phone tap5 [uncountable] = tap-dancing6 [countable] (phonetics) a speech sound which 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 and the /r/ in very in some British accents are examples of taps.Synonym
flapIdioms
