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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Each step toward reaching the cockamamie goal gets increasingly dangerous, and Charlotte keeps threatening to tap out. Staff Author Published, EW.com, 22 May 2025 However, as Page continued to hold the host in a headlock and lowered his body to the ground, Seacrest began to tap out. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025 Remember, this is the second straight postseason Cleveland’s All-Star core has physically tapped out in May. John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 May 2025 Sass and new ghost Joan (Taylor Ortega), a 1940s screenwriter, tapped out the happy conclusion to that saga. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 May 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 27 May. 2025.

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