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taps

/tæps/

taps noun: a signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier. Also the plural of tap.

Noun (1)

taps pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: TAPS

TAPS

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

Noun (2) capitalized: TAPs

TAPs

  1. (plural) plural of TAP

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Taps

Taps

  1. A bugle call played by the United States Armed Forces at dusk, during flag ceremonies, and at military funerals.

Also used as

taps is also the plural of tap.

taps is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of tap.

taps meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

taps in Marathi

टॅप्स

taps in Urdu

ٹیپس

taps in Bengali

ট্যাপগুলি, ট্যাপস

taps in Telugu

ట్యాప్లు, కుళాయిలు
More languagesFewer languages
taps in Malayalam
ടാപ്പുകൾ, ടാപ്പുകളിലേക്ക്
taps in Kannada
ಟ್ಯಾಪ್ಗಳು
taps in Punjabi
ਟੂਟੀਆਂ
taps in Odia
ଟ୍ଯ଼ାପ୍ସ, ଟ୍ଯ଼ାପଗୁଡ଼ିକ
taps in Nepali
ट्यापहरू, ट्याप्सहरू

Examples of taps in a sentence

  • The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
  • Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.
  • Mushroomcore taps into our collective craving for nature, nostalgia and a bit of eccentric charm.

All 35 example sentences with taps

Origin of taps

From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.

Disputed.

Phrases with taps

19 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with taps

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about taps

What does taps mean?
Taps means a signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
What is taps in Marathi?
Taps in Marathi is टॅप्स. See Taps meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is taps?
Taps can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce taps?
Taps is pronounced /tæps/ (UK).

Words near taps in the dictionary

  1. taproot text
  2. taproot texts
  3. taprooted
  4. taproots
  5. taprostene
  6. taps
  7. taps aff
  8. taps in
  9. taps into
  10. taps of work
  11. taps off

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: taps (page history and authors); TAPS (page history and authors); TAPs (page history and authors); Taps (page history and authors); taps (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); taps (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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