💡 To use potential 🍺 To remove spout

to untap

7.7

To remove a tap from a barrel after it is empty

verb
/ʌnˈtæp/

: destapar

After the party, the bartender needed to untap the empty keg before storing it away.

Examples

You should always untap the cask once it is empty to prevent leaks.
The workers carefully untapped the barrel to prepare it for cleaning.
Please untap the barrel carefully.
She untapped the keg for the party.
After the event, the staff was instructed to untap the empty keg and clean the area.
To prepare for storage, he had to untap the cask and drain the remaining liquid.
She learned how to untap the barrel after it had been emptied to ensure proper maintenance.

Synonyms

to unseal

vsto untap

20 4.3

To open something by breaking or removing a seal

removes a fitted spout from larger containers rather than breaking a seal

to uncork

vsto untap

5 3.7

To take the stopper out of a bottle so you can pour the drink

removes a fitted spout from larger containers such as casks after use

to uncap

vsto untap

1 3.2

Remove the cap from something like a bottle or pen

removes a fitted spout from larger containers usually after use

Surface Forms

untap infinitive

untapped past

untapped past participle

untapping present participle

untaps third person singular

Morphology

untap = tap (transparent) = un + tap

A direct reversal formed by adding the negating/reversive prefix un- to the verb 'tap', yielding the literal meaning 'remove or undo a tap'.

Etymology

Untap comes from un- plus tap, so it literally means to 'remove' the tap or spout from a barrel or keg. That's why to untap a container is to take the tap out, usually after it is empty.