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On Tap

Definition: On Tap

On Tap

Adjective

1. (of liquids) available by turning a tap; "ale on tap"; "hot and cold running water on tap".

2. Available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonym: On Tap

Synonym: on tap(p) (adj). (additional references)

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Modern Usage: On Tap

DomainUsage

Screenplays

And then, what do you know, soon our dear old friend, the red, red vino on tap, the same in all places, like it's put out by the same big firm, began to flow (A Clockwork Orange; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

Fresh beer on tap. Family environment, we cater to straights (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear)

Movie/TV Titles

Love On Tap (1939)

Sports on Tap (1994)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: On Tap

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

The consistently high volume of imports from the United Kingdom and Ireland over the last three years is partly due to the introduction of English and Irish ales on tap and the popularity of themed Irish pub chains such as Bridie O’Reillys and O’Malley’s. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: On Tap

Expression using "on tap": be on tap. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: On Tap

Language Translations for "on tap"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏ساق منقر. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

наливно, постоянно на разположение (stock). (various references)

   

Czech

  

sudový, èepovaný. (various references)

   

French

  

en fût. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מוכן ומזומן (on for anything), זמין (available, cashable, going, ready, ready to order). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

csapra verve, csapra vert, csapolva, csapolt ital (draught, tap). (various references)

   

Italian

  

a disposizione. (various references)

   

Manx

  

er tayrn. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onay aptay.(various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

točeno (tap: on tap). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

estar a mano (be about, be on tap). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hazır (agreeable, at hand, available, content, cut and dried, disposed, finished, forthcoming, forward, game, go, handy, in the mood for, in train, officinal, on, on hand, on one's mettle, operational, prepared, present, prompt, quick, reach-me-down, ready, ready made, readymade, ripe, snappy, stand by, up for, willing). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

чарками. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: On Tap

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: panto.

Words within the letters "a-n-o-p-t"

-1 letter: atop, nota, pant.

-2 letters: ant, apt, nap, not, oat, opt, pan, pat, pot, tan, tao, tap, ton, top.

-3 letters: an, at, na, no, on, op, pa, ta, to.

 Words containing the letters "a-n-o-p-t"
 

+1 letter: dopant, pantos, parton, patron, potman, tampon, tarpon, teopan.

 

+2 letters: antipot, appoint, atropin, caption, dopants, haplont, maintop, naphtol, nonpast, notepad, operant, opuntia, outplan, outspan, paction, pantoum, partons, patrons, patroon, phaeton, phantom, phonate, pintado, pintano, platoon, polenta, postman, pronate, pronota, protean, ptomain, tampion, tampons, tarpons, teopans, timpano, tympano, utopian.

 

+3 letters: adaption, adopting, adoption, antelope, antiphon, antipode, antipole, antipope, antiporn, anviltop, appoints, atropine, atropins, caponata, capstone, captions, cenotaph, coapting, conepate, conepatl, coparent, copatron, gantlope, haplonts, heptagon, maintops, naphthol, naphtols, nonparty, nonpasts, notepads, occupant, opencast, operants, opiating, oppilant, optician, optional, opuntias, outpaint, outplans, outspans, pactions, panoptic, pantheon, pantofle, pantoums, patentor, pathogen, patronal, patronly, patroons, pentagon, pentanol, pentosan, phaetons, phantoms, phonated, phonates, pintados, pintanos, pivotman, plankton, plastron, platonic, platoons, poignant, pointman, polentas, ponytail, portance, postanal, potation, pronated, pronates, pronator, protamin, proteans, ptomaine, ptomains, pupation, saponite, satinpod, snapshot, stanhope, stopbank, talapoin, tampions, tamponed, teaspoon, topazine, tragopan, trapunto, utopians.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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