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cam out

cam out verb: to slip out of the head of the screw being driven once the torque required to turn the screw exceeds a certain amount.

Verb

cam out (third-person singular simple present cams out, present participle camming out, simple past and past participle cammed out)

  1. To slip out of the head of the screw being driven once the torque required to turn the screw exceeds a certain amount.

Forms of cam out

third-person singular presentcams out
present participlecamming out
past participlecammed out
pastcammed out

Questions about cam out

What does cam out mean?
Cam out means to slip out of the head of the screw being driven once the torque required to turn the screw exceeds a certain amount.
What part of speech is cam out?
Cam out is a verb.
What is the past tense of cam out?
The past tense of cam out is cammed out.

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