faucet

Meaning

1. (Canada, US) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
2. One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
3. A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.

Opposite of

sink

Synonyms

tap

spigot

cock

stopcock

water tap

hydrant

tap

valve

water faucet

mute

🔇

nozzle

fount

drain

bib

cock faucet

water pipe

bell-mouthed

bell

🔔

pipe socket

muzzle bell

bell and spigot

hammer

🔨

mouthing

Translations

robinet

rubinetto

Hahn

Wasserhahn

kraan

grifo

torneira

tapkraan

aixeta

tap

musluk

Kran

Zapfen

βρύση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔːsɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: faucet

In summary

From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”); if so, cognate with English force, foss.