taps

1. 1
   noununcountableplural

   A military signal, usually played on a bugle, that tells soldiers to turn out the lights and go to sleep.

   Like a bedtime bell that tells everyone it is time to sleep.

   The whole base went quiet as soon as taps sounded for the night.

   Every evening, taps tells the soldiers that the day is over.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of tap. Use this form when you mean more than one tap.

   The new bar has twelve taps for local beers.

   Both beer taps at the party ran dry before midnight.

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3. 3
   verb

   The form of tap used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She taps her pen on the desk when she is thinking.

   He taps the screen twice to open the app.

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