"on tap" meaning in English

See on tap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: From tap. Sense 2 recorded from 1483.
  1. (of beer, etc.) Available directly from the barrel by way of a tap. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-on_tap-en-prep_phrase-bMXIzrsn
  2. (by extension) Readily available; ready for use in whatever quantity is desired. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-on_tap-en-prep_phrase-5PWugW4J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 51 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 69 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 72 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 87 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 69 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 84 15
  3. On an agenda, planned, expected.
    Sense id: en-on_tap-en-prep_phrase-9KrShl-H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (available from a barrel): angestochen (German), beczkowy (Polish), de barril (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'available from a barrel': 54 45 1
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      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "de barril"
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "angestochen"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "beczkowy"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "de barril"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on tap"
}

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