- tap out
- intransitive verb Date: 1939 to run out of money by betting
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tap out
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tap out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tap out : present tense I/you/we/they tap out he/she/it taps out present participle tapping out past tense tapped out past participle tapped out a) to create a particular pattern of sounds by hitting a surface … English dictionary
tap out — 1. in. to lose one’s money gambling or in the securities markets. (See also tapped.) □ I’m gonna tap out in about three more rolls just watch. □ I really tapped out on that gold mining stock. 2. in. to die; to expire. □ My dog tapped out after… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tap out — PHRASAL VERB If you tap out a rhythm, a code, or a number, you indicate it by hitting a surface or a machine such as a telephone. [V P n (not pron)] Dermot joined her, his eyes on the dance floor, his fingers tapping out a rhythm on the table...… … English dictionary
tap out — phr verb Tap out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑rhythm … Collocations dictionary
tap out — verb a) To produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping. He tapped his opponent out in what seemed like ten seconds. b) To submit to an opponent by tapping ones hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponents body. Syn: tap … Wiktionary
tap out — v. lose all one s money (often through gambling) … English slang
tap — tap1 S3 [tæp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(water/gas)¦ 2¦(a light hit)¦ 3 on tap 4¦(dancing)¦ 5¦(telephone)¦ 6¦(barrel)¦ 7¦(tune)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3, 5, 6; Origin: Old English tAppa] [Sense: 2, 4, 7 … Dictionary of contemporary English
