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tap-out

Sports medicine A hand signal from a combatant in ultimate fighting that signals surrender, usually evoked by a submission hold–eg, a choke hold or joint-lock. See Ultimate fighting. Cf Marquis of Queensbury rules.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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