as in to drum
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
tapped her foot in time to the music kept tapping the desk with his pencil
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The degree to which those resources are tapped will frame each school’s success when roster construction hinges on 1) sharing roughly $15 million with football players and 2) creating NIL opportunities over-and-above the revenue-sharing figure.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The remaining eight tap handles are made up of rotating seasonals and experimental beers, allowing Scott to play around with the selections.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Chelsea looked on course to do just that but Marco Asensio’s equaliser — initially ruled out for offside — was awarded after a VAR review, the Spaniard tapping in from Marcus Rashford’s cutback.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The degree to which those resources are tapped will frame each school’s success when roster construction hinges on 1) sharing roughly $15 million with football players and 2) creating NIL opportunities over-and-above the revenue-sharing figure.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
And in the second act, two tap dancers — Evan Ruggiero and Alaman Diadhiou — will tap out the sounds of the telegraph with their feet, in some cases performing the Morse code used in the wire messages.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The remaining eight tap handles are made up of rotating seasonals and experimental beers, allowing Scott to play around with the selections.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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