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

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Lila had said, tapping out the pin number of her credit card and trying not to calculate the damage that would do to this month’s budget. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Both leading Democrats rightly read the 2024 election results as a signal that taxpayers feel tapped out. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 Gilpin has been waking up in the wee hours, tapping out reminders to herself on the Notes app. Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025 Two months after tapping out Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, the Dutch middleweight took Riverside native Kevin Holland down early, worked some ground-and-pound and sank in a rear-naked choke to force the tap at 3:31 of the first round. Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tap out 

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 22 Feb. 2025.

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