"on tap" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: From tap. Sense 2 recorded from 1483. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on tap, {{en-PP}} on tap
  1. (of beer, etc.) Available directly from the barrel by way of a tap. Tags: usually Translations (available from a barrel): angestochen (German), beczkowy (Polish), de barril (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-on_tap-en-prep_phrase-bMXIzrsn Disambiguation of 'available from a barrel': 56 44 1
  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: 20 70 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 77 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 69 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 90 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 78 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 75 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 87 12
  3. On an agenda, planned, expected.
    Sense id: en-on_tap-en-prep_phrase-9KrShl-H
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        "(of beer, etc.) Available directly from the barrel by way of a tap."
      ],
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        "usually"
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          "_dis1": "56 44 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "available from a barrel",
          "word": "angestochen"
        },
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          "sense": "available from a barrel",
          "word": "beczkowy"
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        "Readily available; ready for use in whatever quantity is desired."
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        "(by extension) Readily available; ready for use in whatever quantity is desired."
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      ],
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    },
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          "available",
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        "(by extension) Readily available; ready for use in whatever quantity is desired."
      ],
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        "On an agenda, planned, expected."
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          "plan",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "angestochen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "beczkowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "available from a barrel",
      "word": "de barril"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on tap"
}

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