TAPPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tapped mean? 

• TAPPED (adjective)
  The adjective TAPPED has 1 sense:

1. in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug

  Familiarity information: TAPPED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAPPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug

Context example:

latex from tapped rubber trees

Similar:

abroach; broached (of a cask or barrel)

Antonym:

untapped (not subjected to tapping)

 Context examples 

Then when you tapped at the window I thought it had come again.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Whoever it was came outside the window and tapped.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The resinous oil tapped from the trunks of Copaifera reticulata.

(Copaiba Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

I left the window, and moved with little noise across the carpet; as I stooped to take off my shoes, a cautious hand tapped low at the door.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

More than once he fidgeted with his feet and tapped rapidly with his fingers upon the wall.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Following his lead, we ascended five stories, until we found ourselves outside a half-opened door, at which our client tapped.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had tapped a gold mine.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

So she left the pan on the fire and took a large jug and went into the cellar and tapped the ale cask.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

You will likely be able to negotiate a raise, better salary for a new job, or a solid fee for a new project you are being tapped for.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Then he turned to me, tapped his forehead three times, shook his head solemnly, and hurried away.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)