verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To release a flow of (creativity, potential, etc.); to unleash. nonstandard, transitive
2. 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.

Etymology

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

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