What's the difference between hydrant and tap?

Hydrant


Definition:

  • (n.) A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A patient with acute Leber's optic neuropathy had a large splinter retinal hemorrhage noted after he had strained to install fire hydrants.
  • (2) We are seeing a significant rise in the number of referrals each month from the Goddard inquiry, and these allegations relate to abuse in a range of institutions from the church, to schools, the scouts and hospitals.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Simon Bailey, head of the coordinating unit Operation Hydrant.
  • (3) The report adds that it would then take 10 to 20 minutes to refill from a hydrant depending on the pressure of the hydrant.
  • (4) Simon Bailey, the head of Operation Hydrant – the nationwide inquiry into historical child sexual abuse – said forces were operating beyond capacity because of the sheer volume of reports.
  • (5) It's a strong and symbolic image, even without the extended caption that reads: "Sitting on a fire hydrant in New York City , Nick tries to relax from a cramp.
  • (6) Adults were present at more than 90% of injury scenes, but had no effect on the safety of fire hydrant play.
  • (7) In government, they have to drink from a fire hydrant of bureaucratic briefing, trying to secure and communicate policy outcomes while working with a public service that naturally wants to compete for the attention of ministers.
  • (8) She has made a statement to the police, and her allegations against Freud will be passed to Operation Hydrant, the overarching national investigation into “non-recent” child abuse.
  • (9) We are rising to and meeting the challenge, this is what Operation Hydrant is about.” Bailey said the Hydrant team was working to create a database which would try to ensure that the failures of the past – as identified in the Jimmy Savile case – would not be repeated.
  • (10) A team from Operation Hydrant is liaising with Justice Goddard to support the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.
  • (11) Information that could lead to a prosecution will be funnelled back to Operation Hydrant.
  • (12) A total of 86 children treated for injuries that occurred while playing in water from fire hydrants are described.
  • (13) Public education targeting adults to remove glass from the street, insist that children wear footwear, and open only those hydrants that have sprinklers could further reduce injuries to urban children who play in water from fire hydrants.
  • (14) Apart from Falcao falling over in the act of taking a free kick then hitting the roof of the stand with a shot from near the penalty spot the most fun the crowd had after that was an out of control water hydrant at one corner of the pitch briefly halting play.
  • (15) You are still getting accustomed to the driving controls and come into frequent contact with jaywalkers, oncoming traffic, street lights, fire hydrants.
  • (16) Operation Hydrant – the supervisor Operation Hydrant is not an investigation into child abuse but the name given to a coordination hub, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), to oversee the huge array of inquiries into allegations of child sexual abuse within institutions or by people of public prominence.
  • (17) Sprinkler attachments on the hydrants were associated with significantly fewer motor vehicle-related injuries (P less than .001) and water pressure-related injuries (P = .02).
  • (18) Simon Bailey, head of the national coordinating unit Operation Hydrant, said his team was expecting to be given 30,000 reports of new child sexual offences by the end of the Goddard inquiry, and predicted the rate of referrals of allegations of abuse would increase.
  • (19) George, Chast's father, was terminally anxious, while her mother, Elizabeth – "built like a fire hydrant" and with a personality to match – ruled the home with an iron will.
  • (20) They had trouble finding homeowners' insurance because the house lies more than a mile from the nearest fire hydrant.

Tap


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
  • (v. t.) To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
  • (n.) A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
  • (n.) A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
  • (n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
  • (v. i.) To strike a gentle blow.
  • (n.) A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
  • (n.) A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet.
  • (n.) Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap.
  • (n.) A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
  • (n.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
  • (v. t.) To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
  • (v. t.) Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury.
  • (v. t.) To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing.
  • (v. t.) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Tap the relevant details into Google, though, and the real names soon appear before your eyes: the boss in question, stern and yet oddly quixotic, is Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates.
  • (2) A time course study using serially tapped guinea pig peritoneal cells is described.
  • (3) In the UK the twin threat of Ukip and the BNP tap into similar veins of discontent as their counterparts across the English channel.
  • (4) If you worship money and things - if they are where you tap real meaning in life - then you will never have enough.
  • (5) In order to clarify the development of mandibular movements associated with growth and development of the stomatognathic system, we compared the mandibular movements of children with normal occlusion at different Hellman's dental age between IIA and IIIB, during tooth tapping movements using the following 7 different kinds of frequency; ad lib.
  • (6) We examined the MLS, a motor performance test, in an extended form including assessment of "tapping" regularity for its practicability in therapy control of Parkinson's disease.
  • (7) We conclude that routine use of Golytely is preferable to methods involving catharsis and standard tap water enemas for barium enema examination, on the grounds that it is equally effective, yet more convenient for patients and for the radiology department, and reduces total costs.
  • (8) The surgical treatment was initiated with percutaneous subdural tapping which was repeated periodically, if indicated, for 2 weeks.
  • (9) The onset of tolerance to morphine analgesia was studied in 34 female Wistar rats immediately after they drank a dextrose-saccharin cocktail or tap water for 6 or 24 hours.
  • (10) Painless recovery of radiopaque substances after positive contrast myelography is often difficult, especially if the initial spinal tap is not made precisely in the midline.
  • (11) It’s about state sovereignty.” The BLM’s retreat vindicated his stance, he said, tapping a copy of the US constitution which he keeps in a breast pocket.
  • (12) Never leave a tap dripping - it can waste up to four litres a day.
  • (13) His balancing pole swayed uncontrollably, nearly tapping the sides of his feet.
  • (14) The power users and early adopters of these apps, the ones you're most likely to see tapping their thumbs over a tiny screen, are under 25.
  • (15) Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday that Germany’s bid committee had tapped into a slush fund of €6.7m to buy votes at world football’s governing body Fifa.
  • (16) Past studies have shown that in normal non-depleted cats, somatosensory stimuli (forepaw tap) evoke both complex and simple spike responses.
  • (17) Citing information gathered from "intelligence services, witnesses and phone taps" he named the Liberal Democratic party of Russia (LDPR), an ultra-nationalist party in Russia's Duma.
  • (18) Dortmund seemed certain to score after Reus and Grosskreutz swapped passes on the edge of the area and Reuz tapped the ball into the path of Gundogan, charging in to meet it five yards out.
  • (19) While you can buy commercial formulations, I have always found that tap water, a cup of strong black tea, and some lemon juice provide enough nutrients for a lovely fermentation.
  • (20) This study investigates the mechanism of activation via the TAP molecule.

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