faucets

3 definitions • 7 examples

a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe:

How fast does water flow out of your kitchen faucet?

the hot/cold faucet

turn on/off the faucet To avoid infection, use a paper towel to turn on/off the faucet.

open/close the faucet When you open your faucet you may get a reduced water flow.

something that allows a supply of something such as money, information, or people to flow:

The tide turned in the investigation when one gang member became an informant, and once somebody opened the faucet, it broke the case open.

We don't have rich parents — there is no money faucet for us.

a device that controls the flow of liquid, esp. water, out of a pipe:

We have a leaky faucet in the bathroom sink.