Stop and Tap

Stop

Stop noun - A brief halt in a journey.

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Tap and stop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tap" instead the word "Stop" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Tap noun - A fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid.

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Stop and tap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stop" instead the word "Tap" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tapped, tapping, taproom, tapper

good	good stop	good tap
brief	brief stop	brief tap
short	short stop	short tap
single	single stop	single tap
Other adjectives: small, little, cold, last, giant, nearest.

You ask how many rats you have to kill, and he reprimands you for thinking that you can stop the infestation simply by killing some; you have to stop them at the source, the faucet with the rat tap.

Source: 20 Bear Asses
On other occasions, robots only need a tap before they stop moving and are eliminated.

Source: Series / Robot Wars
Tap on the Head: A character tries to stop the crazed Captain Kirk by caving in the side of his head with a replica of a Borg cube.

Source: Literature / Shatnerquake

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