tap

/tæp/ noun [C]

Translation

WATER mainly UK ( also US faucet) › the part at the end of a pipe which controls the flow of water

musluk

the cold/hot tap to turn a tap on/off She rinsed the cup under the tap.326

KNOCK › a gentle knock or touch, or the noise made by knocking something gently

tıkırdı, hafif hafif vurma

I felt a tap on my shoulder. There was a tap at the door.1078

TELEPHONE › a small piece of equipment that can be fixed to someone's telephone in order to listen to their telephone calls

telefon dinleme cihazı

683

on tap › easily available

kolay elde edilebilir; hazırda

They have all that sort of information on tap.1824

(Definition of tap noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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