English Explanatory Dictionary

untap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To release a flow of (creativity, potential, etc.); to unleash.
  2. Opposite of tap; to return (transitive) a card or piece, or (intransitive) all available cards or pieces, to their original orientation (e.g. at the start of a new turn) to indicate that they are ready to be used again.

Word forms

untap untaps untapping untapped

Etymology

From un- + tap, apparently by confusion of unleash (or similar) and tap.

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