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untapped

untapped adjective: not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources. Also the simple past and past participle of untap.

Adjective

untapped (not comparable)

  1. Not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources.
    • The author kindly welcomes notification of any terms overlooked, any antedatings of earliest attestations, and any untapped sources that may prove to be productive.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 18
    • If 90% (often quoted) of the UK public don't use trains regularly, there is a huge untapped potential market for securing extra passengers.2022 April 6, “Open Access: Fewer, longer trains”, in RAIL, number 954, page 64

Also used as

untapped is also the simple past and past participle of untap.

untapped meaning in Persian

untapped in Persian

not tapped
دستنخورده dast-naxorde

Forms of untapped

alternative form (obsolete, rare)untapt

Origin of untapped

From un- + tapped.

Questions about untapped

What does untapped mean?
Untapped means not tapped; not drawn on in terms of resources.
What is untapped in Persian?
Untapped in Persian is دستنخورده (dast-naxorde). See Untapped meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is untapped?
Untapped is an adjective.

Words near untapped in the dictionary

  1. untapes
  2. untapestried
  3. untaping
  4. untappable
  5. untappably
  6. untapped
  7. untappice
  8. untappiced
  9. untappices
  10. untappicing
  11. untapping

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