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taps

[ taps ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral.


taps

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noun

    1. (in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out
    2. any similar signal, as at a military funeral
  1. (in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of taps1

1815–25, Americanism; probably tap(too) , variant of tattoo 1 + -s 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of taps1

C19: from tap 1
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Some people living in rural Lower Cumberworth in West Yorkshire have begun texting their neighbours before they wash to avoid taps running dry.

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His idea of what it means to be an American taps into an “’ethnic-nationalist’ tradition of American identity.â€

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Featuring distorted vocal tracks and hard-hitting beat drops, their combined style taps into each musician’s unique sounds and abilities.

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“I love all that stuff,†the knocks and taps, the banging on walls, the sudden changes of temperature in a room.

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“I was putting dishes away later and the manager taps me on the shoulder,†he said.

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