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Origin of tap
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English verb tappen, tap, probably imitative; noun derivative of the verb
OTHER WORDS FROM tap
tap·pa·ble, adjectiveun·tap·pa·ble, adjectiveWords nearby tap
Other definitions for tap (2 of 2)
tap2
[ tap ]
/ tæp /
noun
verb (used with object), tapped, tap·ping.
Verb Phrases
Origin of tap
2First recorded before 1050; Middle English noun tap(pe), tape, Old English tæppa “tapered plug used as a stopper for a cask”; cognate with Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, Old Norse tappi; Middle English verb tappen, Old English tæppian; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tappen, German zapfen, Old Norse tappa
OTHER WORDS FROM tap
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How to use tap in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for tap (1 of 3)
tap1
/ (tæp) /
verb taps, tapping or tapped
noun
See also taps
Derived forms of tap
tappable, adjectiveWord Origin for tap
C13 tappen, probably from Old French taper, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German tappen to pluck, Swedish dialect täpa to tap
British Dictionary definitions for tap (2 of 3)
tap2
/ (tæp) /
noun
verb taps, tapping or tapped (tr)
Derived forms of tap
tappable, adjectiveWord Origin for tap
Old English tæppa; related to Old Norse tappi tap, Old High German zapfo
British Dictionary definitions for tap (3 of 3)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with tap
tap
see on tap.
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