Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "tap" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

pat

Typical Location

bar bathroom bathtub dance supply store ohio sink soda fountain tavern water fountain

Coordinate Terms

click click swipe

Derived Terms

ascitic tap bubble tap center tap champagne tap cold tap doolally tap double tap double tap elbow tap hot tap hypertap keytap lifetap lovetap midtap mistap mixer tap multitap nettle-tap off tap on tap on the tap one-tap pericardial tap pleural tap plug tap power tap relocatable power tap retap sack-tap spinal tap stop-tap tap and go tap bolt tap changer tap cinder tap drill tap in tap into tap of work tap off tap on tap one's toes tap or nap tap out tap pants tap the admiral tap to pay tap up tap water tap wrench tap, rack, bang tap, rack, go tap-tackle taphole taphouse taplash tapless tapman tappable tapped out tappee tapper tappet tappigraphy tappy taproom taproot taps taptastic tapware technical tap three-tap tippy-tap tippy-tap toe-tap toe-tap two-tap untap video tap water tap wiretap wiretapper wrap it before you tap it

Etymologically Related To

dab

Context

board games card games combat sports computing dancing mechanical mechanics medicine military phonetics slang software vulgar

Has Property

soft or hard

Part Of (Holonyms)

clatter

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

abrupt sound apply ask for bespeak blow bump call for cut dance draw draw off eavesdrop employ faucet furnish go investigating investigation listen in offer pierce plate plug plumbing fixture provide quest render request sound sound spigot stopper stopple strike supply take out tool touch touching trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe use utilise utilize walk withdraw

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bang clump flump kerplunk kerpow plunk pow thud thump wham

Type Of (IsA)

conduit constructed route container product flow control device plate plug tool touch

Manner Of

cut draw pierce sound strike supply walk withdraw

Part Of

barrel

Receives Action

found on keg of beer

Related Terms

beep snap tapster

Related Terms

above above sink action action fingers american english attention authority backwards ballet bang bang lightly bar bathrooms beer beer dispenser beer giver beer keg body bugle bugle call call cavity clicking clicking feet code communication connection consonant contraction cut dance dance shoe dance type dancing dancing shoes deplete device dispense dispenser drain draw drum drumming drumming fingers english english faucet faucet feet fever finger finger motion finger poke fingered fingers fixture flowing flowing water fluid foot getting getting attention getting water giver heel heels heeltap hit hit shoulder impact indian intercept interception internal keeping keeping time keg keyboard keyboard noise knocking light light touch lightly liquid listen make malarial metal metal heels morse morse code motion noise nose nudging off one fingered opponent other paracentesis part pat pat backwards peg place plumbing plumbing thing poke pound pound fingers procedure quick record remove repeat screw thread sexual intercourse sharp shoe shoes shoulder signal sink sinks sole special special shoes spigot submit surface tap dance tap out taproom tattoo telephone time touch touch screen trumpet type type dance use use shoes vessel washbasins water water dispenser water faucet water giver water spigot wired with ballet

Synonym Network

bang eavesdrop exploit faucet handle hit pat rap solicit spigot spout tap out tapdance water faucet wiretap

Used For

beer fill bath with water fill glass with water gentle movement get beer from keg get water getting attention getting beer out of keg listening to telephone conversations pouring beer from bar providing running water signalling slight movement water

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.