Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index T taps: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: taps Pronunciation: (taps), [key] — n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Mil. a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: taps (Thesaurus) taproot tapsal-teerie TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: insitu Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language