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# tapped

verb, past tense and past participle of «tap» (tap, taps, tapped, tapping); adjective (tapped, in «tapped out»)

«tapped» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hit something lightly and quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m1)
2. Touched a screen or button with a finger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m2)
3. Used something useful, like water, energy or talent: «tapped into». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m3)
4. Secretly listened to a phone line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m4)
5. Drew liquid out of something, such as a tree or barrel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m5)
6. (slang, «tapped out») Having no money left or being very tired; (slang, «tapped») a bit mad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m6)
7. Tapped can also mean opened something, such as a barrel, to get out what is inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#m7)

### In the lessons

In stories: someone tapped on the window or tapped their foot to the music. On phones and tablets you «tapped» an app. In science and geography: people tapped underground water or sap from maple trees. In crime stories a phone was tapped. Phrases: «tapped on the door», «tapped into», «phone was tapped», «tapped out».

### Examples

- Someone tapped on my shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x1)
- She tapped the screen to open the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x2)
- He tapped his foot to the music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x3)
- The farmers tapped water from deep underground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x4)
- The maple trees were tapped for syrup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x5)
- The spy's phone was tapped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x6)
- (slang) I'm tapped out — I spent all my pocket money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x7)
- The teacher tapped the board with a pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x8)
- Then she tapped the next cask, and out came a bushel of gold pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/#x9)

### Note

Double the «p»: tap → tapped, tapping (not «taped», which comes from «tape»). «Tapped» rhymes with «napped». Trap: «taped» (stuck with tape) vs «tapped» (hit lightly).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tapped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tapped/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tapped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tapped.html) on Mova free.