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tap in Tagalog

maghimil

UK/tæp/

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tap in Tagalog: maghimil. In English, tap means a conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

Tagalog words for tap

to touch something, often repeatedly
maghimil

English meaning of tap

  1. noun A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
  2. noun An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1, noun sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
  3. noun A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
  4. noun A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.

Full definition of tap

tap in a sentence

  • We don’t have bottled water; you’ll have to get it from the tap.
  • Is the tap water here safe to drink?
  • Taps, also called spouts or spiles, are valveless pipes inserted into drilled holes in maple trees to collect their sap as part of the process of making maple syrup

Synonyms of tap

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tap in other languages

Questions about tap in Tagalog

What is the meaning of tap in Tagalog?
Tap in Tagalog is maghimil.
Ano ang tap sa Tagalog?
Tap: maghimil.
What does tap mean in English?
Tap means a conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tap (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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