run a tap

Examples (10)

• You have to run the tap a long time before the hot water comes.
• She ran the tap to fill the sink with soapy water.
• Don't run the tap while you are brushing your teeth to save water.
• He ran the tap until the water was cold enough to drink.
• I'll run the tap for a minute to clear the rusty water.
• Please don't run the tap so hard; it's splashing everywhere.
• She ran the kitchen tap to rinse the vegetables.
• If you run the tap gently, it won't make so much noise.
• The plumber told us to run every tap in the house to check the pressure.
• I could hear someone running a tap in the bathroom upstairs.