Untap
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To release a flow of (creativity, potential, etc.); to unleash. nonstandard, transitive
- 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.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From un- + tap, apparently by confusion of unleash (or similar) and tap.