taps

[taps]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral.

taps

/ tæps /

noun

1. 1. (in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out

   2. any similar signal, as at a military funeral

2. (in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting

Word History and Origins

Origin of taps¹

1815–25, probably tap(too) , variant of tattoo ¹ + -s ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of taps¹

C19: from _tap ¹

Example Sentences

Yet when it’s time to write an email, she taps out the message with her own 10 fingers.

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It also taps into and reflects “how ridiculous most of your 20s are and also how ridiculous the world around us is,” Whitaker said.

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Tano taps his ears, just like the kids at school would sometimes do to get under Autumn’s skin.

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The brand taps into the power of social media by highlighting players to its millions of followers across its Instagram, YouTube and TikTok channels.

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Today, Tehran, Karaj and Mashhad — home to more than 16 million people combined — are facing the real possibility of their taps running dry.

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