tap out

verb

tapped out; tapping out; taps out

intransitive verb

: to run out of money by betting

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Caster tapped out, giving Danielson the victory in just eight seconds. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 Inside a lit paned-glass veranda, an older man in a dark sport coat with white piping and a knotted neck scarf tapped out his pipe on a saucer. Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 Europe’s innovation potential is far from tapped out. Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 This was after the Warriors tapped out early in Game 5 to conserve their energy for a close-out game at home. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 3 May 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 Jul. 2025.

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