Definitions

taps

[taps] / tæps /

NOUN

curtains

Synonyms

STRONG

death exit extinction

WEAK

bitter end end of life end of the line lights out

NOUN

decease

Synonyms

STRONG

curtains demise departure dissolution dying passing quietus release silence sleep

WEAK

buying the farm defunction grim reaper passing away passing over the end

Antonyms

STRONG

birth

Example Sentences

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In 1981, he made his Broadway debut in the play "Heartland" and his movie debut that same year as a military cadet in "Taps."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Appeared in the September 5, 2025, print edition as 'JetBlue Taps Amazon’s Satellite Internet Venture'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 4, 2025

Taps will still run and toilets will still flush.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Last semester a bugle horn blared "Taps" inside my head after I assigned a review of "Kontemporary Amerikkan Poetry."

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

Papa Taps his thumb Against the horn When he sees friends And their families Gathered around barbecues.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto

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