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comped

comped is the simple past and past participle of comp.

Meaning of comp

Verb

comp (third-person singular simple present comps, present participle comping, simple past and past participle comped)

  1. (US, intransitive) To accompany, in music.
    • He comped lightly and then played a short phrase to begin his solo.2001, Charles Suhor, Jazz in New Orleans: The Postwar Years Through 1970, page 9
  2. (transitive) To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
  3. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.
    • to comp him his meals
  4. (transitive) To provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) for free (either up front or sometimes by refunding the cost of it).
    • The bartender decided to comp their drinks to make up for the earlier incident.

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Questions about comped

What is comped the simple past and past participle of?
Comped is the simple past and past participle of comp.

Words near comped in the dictionary

  1. compeared
  2. compearing
  3. compears
  4. Compeau
  5. Compeaus
  6. comped
  7. compeer
  8. compeered
  9. compeering
  10. compeers
  11. compel

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