Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A bugle call or drum signal sounded at night, as at a military camp, as an order to put out lights and also sounded at military funerals and memorial services.
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- noun A particular
song played at the end of the day, and at militaryfunerals . - noun Plural form of
tap . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tap .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (military) signal to turn the lights out
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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THE WRESTLER once again taps into those themes of addiction and obsession that Aronofsky excels in conveying, but in a far more pure and raw fashion than any of his previous films.
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Also water sent through the taps is often 'produced' locally.
Water Privatization, Continued, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In addition, 90 percent of cities have polluted groundwater and in Beijing, the water coming from taps is undrinkable.
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If McCain taps Romney to be VP, he will definitely put Michigan in play.
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In addition, 90 percent of cities have polluted groundwater and in Beijing, the water coming from taps is undrinkable.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » China’s Overpopulation Blowback 2008
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McCain taps lobbyist for transition (see also clammyc, Kos, McLobbyist transition team head was ultimate Nixon insider)
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The motivation for the wire taps is to protect the Constitution not tear it “asunderâ€.
Think Progress » BREAKING: Bush Admits Authorizing Secret Domestic Spying Program 2005
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Carmel Valley label taps a site to the south, in Arroyo Seco, planted to a mix of the musqué clone and some Semillon, which makes up 5 percent of this bottle.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Jon Bonné 2011
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In front of the guard tent a drummer sounded "taps" -- three strokes on the drum.
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It is a typical Catalan affair: a lobster and rice stew, cuttlefish black in their own ink, grilled prawns, bread rubbed with tomato and drizzled with oil, and, to finish, a Cadaqués speciality, "taps" - sweet, very light plain sponge cakes bought from a patisserie around the headland that morning.
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