tap out (English, verb)
expansion: tap out (third-person singular simple present taps out, present participle tapping out, simple past and past participle tapped out)
Senses:
glosses: To produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping.
tags: transitive
qualifier: combat sports
glosses: To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponent's body.
tags: intransitive
qualifier: combat sports
glosses: To force (an opponent) to submit.
tags: transitive
glosses: To relieve a person of duty, such as a casino worker or wrestler in a tag-team match.
tags: transitive
glosses: To deplete, especially of a liquid; to finish the last of a drink.
tags: transitive
glosses: To run out of money in a gambling establishment.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: taps out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tapping out
tags: participle
present
form: tapped out
tags: participle
past
form: tapped out
tags: past