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Definition tap out in American English

tap out phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to use all the money that someone or something has available

Example

How can we buy a new house without tapping out our savings account?

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2.1

to use your fingers to do something such as call a telephone number or write something using a computer keyboard

Example

I could hear him tapping out another job application.

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3

to make you feel very tired

Example

We were tapped out after a long day of skiing.

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Definition tap out in American English