untap

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untap

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From un- + tap.

* (to release a flow of): Apparently by confusion of unleash (or similar) and tap.

verb untaps · untapping · untapped

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

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@misc{untap_2026,
  title = {untap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/untap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}