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untapped

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N T AE1 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not subjected to tapping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an untapped keg
  • an untapped sugar maple

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tapped

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not drawn upon or used- G.R.Harrison

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • untapped reserves of coal
  • the untapped stockrooms of our minds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tapped English untapped From un- + tapped.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onaangesproken — not tapped
  • French: inexploité — not tapped
  • Norwegian: utappet — not tapped
  • Persian: دستنخورده (dast-naxorde) — not tapped