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# tap

noun, verb (tap, taps, tapped, tapping)

«tap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tap (UK) is a thing you turn to let water come out (US: faucet). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#m1)
2. To tap means to touch something lightly and quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#m2)
3. A tap is a light knock: a tap on the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#m3)
4. To tap a screen is to touch it to choose something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#m4)
5. Tap dancing is dancing with metal plates on your shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#m5)
6. Tap water is water from the tap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#m6)

### In the lessons

Maths: a water tap filling or dripping at a rate (liters per minute): amount = rate × time; time = amount ÷ rate. Environment: turn off the tap while you brush your teeth to save water. Everyday: tap the screen, tap someone on the shoulder, on tap (ready to use).

### Examples

- The tap fills 5 liters each minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x1)
- A leaking tap drips 2 drops per second. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x2)
- The bath fills in 10 minutes with the tap on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x3)
- She tapped the drum 3 times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x4)
- Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x5)
- Tap the icon to open the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x6)
- Someone tapped me on the shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x7)
- Is the tap water safe to drink here? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x8)
- He knocked at the door--tap, tap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun; verb doubles the p: tapped, tapping. Usually a rate of flow: amount = rate × time; time = amount ÷ rate. Trap: with two taps filling one bath, add their rates. Tap (UK) = faucet (US).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tap/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tap.html) on Mova free.