untappable

tap

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Definitions of untappable word

verb with object untappable to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows: He tapped the door twice. 1
verb with object untappable to make, put, etc., by tapping: to tap a nail into a wall. 1
verb with object untappable to strike (the fingers, a foot, a pencil, etc.) upon or against something, especially with repeated light blows: Stop tapping your feet! 1
verb with object untappable Basketball. to strike (a ball in the air) in the direction of a teammate or of the basket. 1
verb with object untappable to enter information or produce copy by tapping on a keyboard: to tap data into a computer; to tap out a magazine article. 1
verb with object untappable to add a thickness of leather to the sole or heel of (a boot or shoe), as in repairing. 1

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (v.) Middle English tappen, variant of early Middle English teppen, probably imitative; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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