"taps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tæps/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From tap (noun) + -s. Sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tap|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos1=noun}} tap (noun) + -s, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|military|uc=1}} Sense 1, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} taps pl (plural only)
  1. (military) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Military Translations (signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed): iltasoitto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-taps-en-noun-en:military Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 22 42 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Noun

IPA: /tæps/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From tap (noun) + -s. Sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tap|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos1=noun}} tap (noun) + -s, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|military|uc=1}} Sense 1, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} taps
  1. plural of tap Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tap
    Sense id: en-taps-en-noun-0i4OwTGk Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 22 42

Verb

IPA: /tæps/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From tap (noun) + -s. Sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tap|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos1=noun}} tap (noun) + -s, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|military|uc=1}} Sense 1, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} taps
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tap Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: tap Related terms: taps aff
    Sense id: en-taps-en-verb-g4g5Z32v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 2 59 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 22 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 29 28 44

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