"taps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tæps/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taps.wav
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1, 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(“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.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, {{senseno|en|military|uc=1}} Noun 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 Related terms: evening gun, morning gun Coordinate_terms: reveille, tattoo 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): Military, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum) Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 28 33 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Noun

IPA: /tæps/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taps.wav
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1, 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(“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.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, {{senseno|en|military|uc=1}} Noun 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, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum) Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 28 33 39

Verb

IPA: /tæps/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taps.wav
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1, 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(“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.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, {{senseno|en|military|uc=1}} Noun 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), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 3 58 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 2 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 9 0 14 21 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 5 63
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        "third-person singular simple present indicative of tap"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tap",
          "tap#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/tæps/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æps"
    }
  ],
  "word": "taps"
}

Download raw JSONL data for taps meaning in English (6.4kB)

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  "msg": "Form tags without form: desc='plural plural-only', tagsets=[('plural', 'plural-only')]",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "taps",
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}

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