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taps
[taps]
noun
a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral.
taps
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noun
(in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out
any similar signal, as at a military funeral
(in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of taps1
Example Sentences
It’s interesting how a humble squash taps into such rich emotional territory: shame, excess, disgust and the pressure to transform glut into value.
"After turning on the spending taps last autumn, the flow of additional funding is now set to slow to more of a trickle," she said.
This scene taps into something strangely specific and deeply resonant: the way food — not just for survival, but for pleasure, for aesthetics, for longing — shows up in post-apocalyptic narratives.
Reading Borough Council inspectors also found light switches and taps were unwashed and blood-stained cardboard on the floor.
To create an enveloping experience, Cercle Odyssey taps into your senses, including smell via a machine that sprays handcrafted fragrances to match the scenery and music.
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