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- [on, awn tap]
- /ɒn, ɔn tæp/
- /ɒn tæp/
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- [on, awn tap]
- /ɒn, ɔn tæp/
Definitions of on tap words
- noun on tap a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot. 1
- noun on tap a faucet or cock. 1
- noun on tap the liquor drawn through a particular tap. 1
- noun on tap British. a taphouse or taproom. 1
- noun on tap a tool for cutting screw threads into the cylindrical surface of a round opening. 1
- noun on tap Surgery. the withdrawal of fluid: spinal tap. 1
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Origin of on tap
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; (noun) Middle English tappe, Old English tæppa; cognate with Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, Old Norse tappi; (v.) Middle English tappen, Old English tæppian; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tappen, German zapfen, Old Norse tappa
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Parts of speech for On tap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on tap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
on tap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for on tap
adj on tap
- accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
- all set — prepared; ready
- all systems go — ready for action
- at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
- be had — To be deceived.
adjective on tap
- getatable — Capable of being got at; accessible.
- nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- obtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.