SPIGOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spigot mean? 

• SPIGOT (noun)
  The noun SPIGOT has 2 senses:

1. a plug for a bunghole in a cask

2. a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

  Familiarity information: SPIGOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIGOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plug for a bunghole in a cask

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

spigot; tap

Hypernyms ("spigot" is a kind of...):

plug; stopper; stopple (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)

Holonyms ("spigot" is a part of...):

barrel; cask (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

faucet; spigot

Hypernyms ("spigot" is a kind of...):

regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)

Meronyms (parts of "spigot"):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spigot"):

mixing faucet (single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes)

cock; stopcock; turncock (faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid)

hydrant; tap; water faucet; water tap (a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask)

 Context examples 

Yet, on the other hand, I cannot but think it shame that a man should turn God's mercy on and off, as a cellarman doth wine with a spigot.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)