tapped out

adjective

1

: out of money : broke

2

: spent, exhausted

tapped out after months on the road

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• burned-out
• burnt-out
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• exhausted
• fatigued
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tired
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of tapped out in a Sentence

the prosecutor was mentally and physically tapped out after the long trial

Recent Examples on the Web

The first movie tapped out with $86.1 million but became a sleeper hit on home entertainment, while the sequel ended its run with $174.3 million. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023

For example, the March 12 episode features Graves and three other male survivalists who tapped out -- that is, left early before the 21-day challenge concluded -- in earlier appearances. —Kturnqui, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1