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taps

[taps]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. 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

    1. (in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out

    2. any similar signal, as at a military funeral

  1. (in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of taps1

1815–25, probably tap(too) , variant of tattoo 1 + -s 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of taps1

C19: from tap 1
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It’s interesting how a humble squash taps into such rich emotional territory: shame, excess, disgust and the pressure to transform glut into value.

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"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.

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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.

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Reading Borough Council inspectors also found light switches and taps were unwashed and blood-stained cardboard on the floor.

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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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