tap out

verb

tapped out; tapping out; taps out

intransitive verb

: to run out of money by betting

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That included making his much-ballyhooed Bellator debut at the age of 18 under the bright lights at Madison Square Garden, only for the can’t-miss kid to tap out in 24 seconds. Brian Martin, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025 July 15, 2023: The discourse about Snow White soldiers on, but Zegler attempts to tap out. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 July 2025 Chesky stood next to the gum, finished tapping out a text, then held his iPhone in landscape mode and took a few snaps of the building while Chase took snaps of him. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 Moxley, with nowhere to go and no one to save him, had to tap out. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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