American Dictionary
Definition tap in American English
tap
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ firmly, gently, lightly, rapidly, repeatedly, softly
Several young men were tapping away at keyboards (=using computers).
to get a substance from a particular place or object
The organization planned to tap underground water resources.
to get money from a particular person
They intend to raise the money by tapping shareholders.
if you tap something such as someone's ability or a supply of information, you use it or get some benefit from it
to choose someone for a task, especially membership of an organization or committee
