Phrase Hound found 36 phrases and 17 compound words that contain taps. The most common are listed below. Open taps in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 36
- taps afftopless in warm weather.
- double tapsplural of double tap: A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.
- spinal tapsplural of spinal tap: Lumbar puncture (LP).
- bubble tapsplural of bubble tap: drinking fountain
- center tapsplural of center tap: A contact made to a point halfway along a winding of a transformer or inductor.
- champagne tapsplural of champagne tap: A bloodless sample of cerebrospinal fluid from a lumbar puncture (colloquially, a spinal tap).
- cold tapsplural of cold tap: The tap (of a pair) that produces cold water (the other being the hot tap)
- elbow tapsplural of elbow tap: Synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
- finger tapsplural of finger tap: An act or instance of tapping one's fingers.
- hot tapsplural of hot tap: The tap (of a pair) that produces hot water (the other being the cold tap)
- love tapsplural of love tap: A light punch or other rough tap, performed in a friendly or affectionate manner.
- mixer tapsplural of mixer tap: A tap in which the amount of hot and cold water emerging from a single outlet can be independently varied, usually with a lever
- one-tapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of one-tap: To kill (an enemy) in one shot.
- plug tapsplural of plug tap: A screw-cutting tap with a slightly tapering end.
- power tapsplural of power tap: A multi-socket plug that can be used to channel electricity from a single socket.
- stop-tapsplural of stop-tap: A stopcock.
- tap tapsplural of tap tap: A bus or pick-up truck used as public transport in Haiti.
- taps offthird-person singular simple present indicative of tap off: To remove liquid or other particles from a furnace, keg, or other canister.
- taps outthird-person singular simple present indicative of tap out: To produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping.
- taps upthird-person singular simple present indicative of tap up: To make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.
- technical tapsplural of technical tap: A tap or a slap on a device in a way to either make it work correctly again, or break it completely. For example, hitting a TV to get its reception back, or hitting a jukebox back to life.
- three-tapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of three-tap: To kill an enemy in three shots.
- toe-tapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of toe-tap: A form of tap dancing that is performed on the tips of the toes.
- two-tapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of two-tap: To kill an enemy in two shots.
- water tapsplural of water tap: A spout connected to a socket to provide water from the main water supply.
Compound words 17
- wiretapsplural of wiretap: A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.
- TapscottA surname.
- TapsellA surname.
- tapsilogA meal of tapa with fried rice and fried egg.
- doubletapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of doubletap: Alternative form of double tap (“to shoot twice”).
- heeltapsplural of heeltap: A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe.
- hypertapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of hypertap: To use voluntary muscle tremors to rapidly press and depress a button.
- keytapsplural of keytap: A keypress.
- lovetapsplural of lovetap: A light punch or other rough tap, performed in a friendly or affectionate manner.
- mistapsplural of mistap: A tap on a touch screen device that is misplaced or otherwise accidental.