/ 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 Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language