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Tapped

/tæpt/

To furnish with taps.

📖 Definitions of "Tapped"

verb
  1. 1

    To furnish with taps.

    "If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"

  2. 2

    To draw off liquid from a vessel.

    "He tapped a new barrel of beer."

  3. 3

    To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.

  4. 4

    To exploit.

    "Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."

verb
  1. 1

    To strike lightly.

    "She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."

  2. 2

    To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

    "He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table."

  3. 3

    To make a sharp noise.

    "The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane."

  4. 4

    To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.

adjective
  1. 1

    Furnished with active taps (e.g. a keg or a maple tree)

  2. 2

    Of a card or playing piece, used up for the current turn

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