tap out

verb

tapped out; tapping out; taps out

intransitive verb

: to run out of money by betting

Examples of tap out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Strive for more balance day-to-day so that sleep is not what’s sacrificed, leaving you even more tapped out and vulnerable to maladaptive habits. Lisa Strauss, Washington Post, 28 July 2024 Completing the idea, Rosie, reunited with Rosie’s Riveters, his aircraft that was too damaged to fly the Münster mission, taps out a Krupa solo on its fuselage before pulling himself back up into the cockpit and back in the fight. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024 And, a wife’s emotional reunion with her Air Force husband at his tap out ceremony is caught on camera. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024 Dozens of young volunteers sat behind laptops, tapping out emails and studying maps of municipal districts; a whiteboard marked metro stations where campaign workers would hand out fliers during rush hour. Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2013 See all Example Sentences for tap out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap out was in 1939

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“Tap out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20out. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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