Collocations for tap - noun
1. for water, gas, etc.
ADJ.
hot, hot-water | cold, cold-water | mixer | dripping, running
the sound of a dripping tap
the sound of a dripping tap
leaky | bath, bathroom, kitchen
VERB + TAP
turn (off/on)
Turn the tap clockwise.
Turn the tap clockwise.
run
You have to run the tap a long time before the hot water comes.
You have to run the tap a long time before the hot water comes.
TAP + VERB
drip, run
Someone has left the tap running.
Someone has left the tap running.
leak
TAP + NOUN
water | washer
PREP.
on ~
The pub has two sorts of beer on tap (= in a barrel with a tap on it). | (figurative) We have this sort of information on tap (= available to be used at any time).
The pub has two sorts of beer on tap (= in a barrel with a tap on it). | (figurative) We have this sort of information on tap (= available to be used at any time).
2. quick gentle blow; the sound it makes
ADJ.
gentle, light, little | sharp
VERB + TAP
give sb/sth
PREP.
~ at
There was a little tap at the door.
There was a little tap at the door.
~ on
He gave her a tap on the shoulder.
He gave her a tap on the shoulder.