Synonyms for on tap


Grammar : Adj
Spell : tap
Phonetic Transcription : tæp


Définition of on tap

Origin :
  • "strike lightly," c.1200, from Old French taper "tap, rap, strike," from a Gallo-Romance or Germanic source ultimately imitative of the sound of rapping. Meaning "to designate for some duty or for membership" is recorded from 1952, from notion of a tap on the shoulder. Related: Tapped; tapping.
  • adj ready to be used

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