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# uncapped

adjective (uncapped)

«uncapped» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Uncapped means without a cap or lid on top, like an uncapped pen or bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#m1)
2. Uncapped means without an upper limit, such as uncapped prices or an uncapped number of players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#m2)
3. (sport, UK, Ireland, Australia) An uncapped player has never yet played for their national team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: leaving a pen or glue uncapped makes it dry out. In money and news talk: «uncapped fees» can rise with no limit. In sports news: a «cap» is a match for your country, so an uncapped player is new to the national squad.

### Examples

- Don't leave the felt-tip uncapped or it will dry out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#x1)
- The uncapped bottle spilt all over the bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#x2)
- The coach picked three uncapped players for England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#x3)
- Some phone plans have uncapped data. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#x4)
- The glue stick dried out because it was left uncapped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#x5)
- An uncapped player made her debut for Ireland today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/#x6)

### Note

From «cap» + «un-» + «-ed»; double p. In maths, «uncapped» means there is no maximum number. Opposite: «capped».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «uncapped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncapped/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«uncapped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uncapped.html) on Mova free.