tapped
Touched and chose
Tapped is the past tense of tap, covering all its senses: struck lightly He tapped me on the shoulder, accessed a resource They tapped the maple trees for syrup, or selected for a role She was tapped to lead the committee.
In slang, tapped or tapped out means exhausted or depleted: I'm tapped—can't lend you anything.
To get tapped can mean to be wiretapped or, vulgarly, to have sex.
Struck repeatedly, rhythmically
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- rappedStruck sharply, briefly
- knockedStruck with fist
- pattedTouched lightly, repeatedly
pattered · thumped · pounded · percussive · syncopated · tempo · cadence · rat-a-tat
Small beverage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- caskWooden storage barrel
- spigotLiquid flow controller
- faucetValve controlling water flow
draft · poured · dispensed · broached · drawn · maple · syrup · sap
Emptied of resources
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- utilizedPut to work
- harvestedGathered ripe crops
mined · sapped · extracted · consumed · overused · strained · milked · squeezed
Deliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- appointedAssigned to office
- nominatedFormally proposed for selection
recruited · enlisted · drafted · singled-out · handpicked · assigned · elected · tagged
drummed
Struck repeatedly, rhythmically
patted · pattered · thumped · pounded · percussive · syncopated · tempo · cadence · rat-a-tat · staccato
keg
Small beverage barrel
faucet · draft · poured · dispensed · broached · drawn · maple · syrup · sap · beer
drained
Emptied of resources
harvested · mined · sapped · extracted · consumed · overused · strained · milked · squeezed · leveraged
selected
Deliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- appointedAssigned to office
nominated · recruited · enlisted · drafted · singled-out · handpicked · assigned · elected · tagged · identified
clicked
Suddenly comprehended
swiped · activated · opened · accessed · unlocked · engaged · initiated · enabled · triggered · launched
nudge
Gentle push to prompt
signal · alert · reminder · prompt · summon · beckoned · indicated · pointed · motioned · gestured
- struck thingspunched, slapped, kicked, hammered, clubbed
- depleteddepleted, exhausted, drained, spent, empty
- maxed outtopped out, maximal, at capacity, pushed to the limit, full
- summonedsummoned, called, beckoned, invoked, hailed
- card statesface up, face down, discarded, drawn, played
- UI statesactive, inactive, enabled, disabled, selected
- tapped outExhausted of funds
- double tappedStruck with consecutive hits
- tapping outGesture of submission
- foot tappingRhythmic shoe-to-floor movement
- double tappingTwo rapid consecutive touches
- phone tappingSecretly monitoring communications
tapping, untapped, tapper, tappers, tappings, tappable, tapped out