I.
noun
1 ( esp. BrE ) for water, etc. ⇨ See also ↑ faucet
ADJECTIVE
▪ hot , hot-water
▪ cold , cold-water
▪ mixer ( BrE )
▪ dripping , running
▪
the sound of a dripping ~
▪ leaky
▪ bath , bathroom , kitchen
VERB + TAP
▪ turn
▪
Turn the ~ clockwise.
▪ turn off , turn on
▪ run
▪
You have to run the ~ a long time before the hot water comes.
TAP + VERB
▪ drip , run
▪
Someone has left the ~ running.
▪ leak
TAP + NOUN
▪ water ( BrE , AmE )
▪
ordinary ~ water and bottled water
▪ washer
2 quick gentle blow; the sound it makes
ADJECTIVE
▪ gentle , light , little , slight , soft
▪ sharp
▪ quick
VERB + TAP
▪ give sb/sth
▪ feel
▪ hear
▪
She heard a ~ at the door.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at
▪
There was a little ~ at the door.
▪ ~ on
▪
He gave her a ~ on the shoulder.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ gently , lightly
▪
She tapped her fingers gently on the table.
▪ impatiently
▪ away
▪
She tapped away at her keyboard.
▪ home ( BrE ) (in football/soccer)
▪
He tapped home his second goal from close range.
PREPOSITION
▪ against , at , on
▪
He was tapped on the shoulder by a soldier.
▪ with
▪
She tapped the ice with a stick.
Tap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ash , ↑ barometer , ↑ baton , ↑ button , ↑ chin , ↑ finger , ↑ fingernail , ↑ foot , ↑ forehead , ↑ key , ↑ keyboard , ↑ market , ↑ nail , ↑ nose , ↑ pen , ↑ pencil , ↑ phone , ↑ reserve , ↑ reservoir , ↑ resource , ↑ source , ↑ talent , ↑ telephone , ↑ toe , ↑ vein