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backwrapped

backwrapped is the simple past and past participle of backwrap.

Meaning of backwrap

Verb

backwrap (third-person singular simple present backwraps, present participle backwrapping, simple past and past participle backwrapped)

  1. To wrap around the back of something.
    • After applying insulation boards, adhere reinforcing mesh to the board surface. This mesh must wrap around any exposed edge of the insulation board. (This is called backwrapping.)1999, Leon A. Frechette, Build Smarter with Alternative Materials, page 136
  2. (dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
    • Backwrapping words occurs when enough text is deleted to permit one or more words to be formatted into the shortened line.1983, The Seybold Report on Professional Computing, page 19

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Questions about backwrapped

What is backwrapped the simple past and past participle of?
Backwrapped is the simple past and past participle of backwrap.

Words near backwrapped in the dictionary

  1. backworm
  2. backworms
  3. Backworth
  4. backwound
  5. backwrap
  6. backwrapped
  7. backwrapping
  8. backwraps
  9. backy
  10. backyard
  11. backyard cricket

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