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The correct spelling is tap.
How to pronounce tap
/tæp/
nounIPA: /tæp/
Say it like: Tap
The correct spelling is tap. A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask. For example: "We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap."
Usage Examples
“We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.”
“a liquor of the same tap”
“We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- 2.A device used to dispense liquids.
- 3.Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
- 4.A place where liquor is drawn for drinking.
- 5.A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
verb
- 1.To furnish with taps.
- 2.To draw off liquid from a vessel.
- 3.To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
- 4.To exploit.
- 5.To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
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