taps out
Yields under pressure
Taps out signals quitting or exhaustion.
In combat sports, a fighter taps out by physically tapping the mat or opponent to concede defeat—a submission.
Extended to everyday use, it means reaching one's limit: I'm tapping out after this episode, She tapped out of the argument.
Someone who taps out has nothing left to give, whether energy, money, or patience.
- submitsYields to authority
- concedesAdmits or yields
- succumbsYields to superior force
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- signalMessage-conveying cue
yield · depleted · throw in the towel · quits · wrestling · lock · run dry · forfeit · acquiesces · drained · hold · empty tank · capitulates · exhausted · relinquishes · surrenders · giving up · calls it quits
taps outholds out
Maintains position despite pressure
escapes · survives · endures · powers through · gut it out
taps outperseveres
Continues despite difficulty
pushes through · presses on · soldiers on · doubles down · digs in
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