untapped

/ˌˈʌnˌtæpt/
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Definitions of untapped
  1. adjective
    not drawn upon or used
    “untapped reserves of coal”
    “"the untapped stockrooms of our minds"- G.R.Harrison”
    synonyms:
    undeveloped, unexploited
    undeveloped or unused
  2. adjective
    not subjected to tapping
    “an untapped keg”
    “an untapped sugar maple”
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    antonyms:
    tapped
    in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
    abroach, broached
    of a cask or barrel
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