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Begin To Use Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "TAP" which means:
- noun
- • The sound made by a gentle blow
- • A gentle blow
- • A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- • A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- • A tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- • A plug for a bunghole in a cask
- • The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- • A light touch or stroke verb
- • Cut a female screw thread with a tap
- • Draw from or dip into to get something
- • Strike lightly
- • Draw from; make good use of
- • Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- • Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- • Make light, repeated taps on a surface
- • Walk with a tapping sound
- • Dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- • Draw (liquor) from a tap
- • Pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- • Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
An example sentence would be:
- • "I turned on the tap and filled my glass with water."
- • "Please turn off the tap after using it."
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Source | #Number | Answer |
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New York Times05 Oct 1991 | Down 36 | |
New York Times24 Feb 1983 | Across 35 | |
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