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tapped

SayTAPT/tæpt/

4 meanings of tapped

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of tap. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    She tapped on the door before coming in.

    He tapped the screen to start the game.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Having one or more taps for letting liquid out.

    The tapped keg was nearly empty by midnight.

    A freshly tapped barrel stood behind the bar.

    Similarbroached

    Oppositeuntapped

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  3. 3
    adjectiveslang
    Acting in a crazy or strange way.

    He's completely tapped if he thinks that plan will work.

    You'd have to be tapped to swim in that freezing lake.

    Similarcrazy, nuts, cracked, loony

    Oppositesane

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Turned to one side to show a card or piece has been used this turn.

    A tapped card can't be used again until next turn.

    All his tapped creatures were unable to block the attack.

    Oppositeuntapped

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tapped is a form of tap

tap, verb: To hit or touch something lightly, often again and again, making a soft, sharp sound. Full entry

Forms
taptaps he/she/ittapping -ing formtapped past tense, past participle
Spelling
tap → tapped: double the p, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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