tapped

Related to tapped: tagged, tapped out

tapped

Completely exhausted or depleted of some resource. A: "Do you want to place another bet?" B: "Nah, I'm tapped." Do we have any more ink cartridges? This one's tapped.
See also: tap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tapped

(tæpt)
1. and tapped out mod. broke. The consumer is just about tapped. Don’t expect much buying in that sector.
2. and tapped out mod. exhausted. I need a nap. I’m tapped out.
3. and tapped out mod. ruined. We are tapped. That really did it to us.
4. mod. arrested. (As if one were tapped on the shoulder by a police officer.) I knew I was gonna get tapped eventually, but I just couldn’t stop stealing.
See also: tap
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • nah, bro
  • cashed
  • I'm cool
  • deplete
  • deplete (something) of (something)
  • deplete of
  • controlled substance
  • ink in
  • in ink
  • that's OK
References in periodicals archive
Which soda bottle had the highest frequency when you tapped on it: the large one when it was full, the large one when it was empty, or the small one when it was empty?
Hands-on science: (no lab required)
in the power approach, the furnace is tapped and the electrodes lowered until an arc is struck right on the bottom.
Avoiding high bottoms in brick-lined arc furnaces
The tests were performed initially using both coated and uncoated taps of each type and the wear was measured after 4,5 holes tapped. At the beginning the tool was unclamped after each hole in order to measure the wear but it was observed that the wear does not advance so fast.
The influence of coating and tool geometry on the tool life in a thread cutting process
Glover not only tapped, but sang, talked to the audience, and wore an elegant suit--what some consider to be a major departure from his baggy pants, straight-dancing stance, listening down instead of looking up.
Listening down: the future of tap is looking up
Gregory Hines returned in Sophisticated Ladies in 1981, Tommy Tune tapped alongside Honi Coles in My One and Only in 1983; and that same year, The Tap Dance Kid introduced a young dancer named Savior Glover.
On Broadway: put a line of tap dancers on stage, and the show stops--guaranteed
HPF's carbide insert increases tool life up to 30x, resulting in lower cost per tapped hole.
Carbide forming taps
Cleanout cutting taps remove dirt, paint, weld splatter, and other obstructions in tapped holes.
Threading tools
She tapped on tabletops and trod the backs of shirtless he-men, hoofing it up with Ginger Rogers and Bob Fosse.
Septuagenarian Miller doesn't miss a beat. (News)
The second half led off with 20-something Reggio the Hoofer and his partner, tiny, 80-something Ernest "Brownie" Brown, who tapped sitting in chairs.
Tappers gather for rewards, remembrance
Depending on the size, configuration, and model of the heating control valve to be produced, five to ten tapped holes are machined into each die casting including inlet, outlet, and pressure holes.
Downtime cut with use of quick-change tools
At 21 Below!, she and Holliday jammed together to Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday," a tune that was first tapped to by the legendary Bunny Briggs.
Tap tips from the old school. (Young Dancer[R])