tap out

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tap out

verb taps out · tapping out · tapped out

  1. transitive To produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping.
  2. intransitive To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponent's body.
  3. transitive To force (an opponent) to submit. He tapped his opponent out in what seemed like ten seconds.

    Similar: tap

  4. transitive To relieve a person of duty, such as a casino worker or wrestler in a tag-team match.
  5. transitive To deplete, especially of a liquid; to finish the last of a drink. After a month of sugaring, the local maples were all tapped out.
  6. intransitive To run out of money in a gambling establishment.

Similar: tap

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verb to submit to an opponent

Españolrendirse, dejarlo, hasta aquí llegar, pedir chepa, pedir chepi, pedir chepibola

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@misc{tap_out_2026,
  title = {tap out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tap%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}