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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Consequently, up-and-coming locations that simmered with possibility two decades ago might very well be tapped out today (think Fort Lauderdale). Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 To add more people to your chat, tap out of your current conversation. PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 The match, which sometimes featured the two bigger men (and former partners) ganging up on Bryan, ended with Bryan securing the victory by forcing Batista to tap out. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 Uso gave Gunther a powerbomb, hit him with three frog splashes and then put him in a sleeper hold, forcing the big man to tap out. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.

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