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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Witnessing his pain, the platoon gathered around Sergiy to collectively tap out their brother and embrace him — forming a new family for the soldier who had just lost his own. Seth Carnell, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 With that in mind, the Legion Go 2 tapped out at 11 hours and 4 minutes. Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025 Then a clicker can be heard, tapping out some sort of code. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 In Season 1, someone taps out after the first night because a bear was sniffing around his camp. Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 10 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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