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Uncommontapped
The correct spelling is tapped.
How to pronounce tapped
verb
IPA: /tæpt/
Say it like: Tap-ped
The correct spelling is tapped. To furnish with taps. For example: "If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"
Usage Examples
“If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!”
“He tapped a new barrel of beer.”
“Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To furnish with taps.
- 2.To draw off liquid from a vessel.
- 3.To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
- 4.To exploit.
- 5.To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
adjective
- 1.Furnished with active taps (e.g. a keg or a maple tree)
- 2.Of a card or playing piece, used up for the current turn
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