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backstretching

backstretching is the present participle and gerund of backstretch.

Meaning of backstretch

Verb

backstretch (third-person singular simple present backstretches, present participle backstretching, simple past and past participle backstretched)

  1. To lay a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.

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Questions about backstretching

What is backstretching the present participle and gerund of?
Backstretching is the present participle and gerund of backstretch.

Words near backstretching in the dictionary

  1. backstress
  2. backstresses
  3. backstretch
  4. backstretched
  5. backstretches
  6. backstretching
  7. backstrip
  8. backstrips
  9. backstroke
  10. backstroked
  11. backstroker

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