tapped

tapped

Completely exhausted or depleted of some resource. A: "Do you want to place another bet?" B: "Nah, I'm tapped." Do we have any more ink cartridges? This one's tapped.

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tapped

(tæpt)

1. and tapped out mod. broke. The consumer is just about tapped. Don’t expect much buying in that sector.

2. and tapped out mod. exhausted. I need a nap. I’m tapped out.

3. and tapped out mod. ruined. We are tapped. That really did it to us.

4. mod. arrested. (As if one were tapped on the shoulder by a police officer.) I knew I was gonna get tapped eventually, but I just couldn’t stop stealing.

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