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tapped

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. 1.To furnish with taps.
  2. 2.To draw off liquid from a vessel.
  3. 3.To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
  4. 4.To exploit.
  5. 5.To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.

adjective

  1. 1.Furnished with active taps (e.g. a keg or a maple tree)
  2. 2.Of a card or playing piece, used up for the current turn

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