# untap

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/untap