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defin

defin verb: to remove the fins from.

Verb

defin (third-person singular simple present defins, present participle definning, simple past and past participle definned)

  1. To remove the fins from.
    • Fishers definning sharks and throwing them back in the water to die

Forms of defin

third-person singular presentdefins
present participledefinning
past participledefinned
pastdefinned

Questions about defin

What does defin mean?
Defin means to remove the fins from.
What part of speech is defin?
Defin is a verb.
What is the past tense of defin?
The past tense of defin is definned.

Words near defin in the dictionary

  1. defilter
  2. defiltered
  3. defiltering
  4. defilters
  5. defiltration
  6. defin
  7. definability
  8. definable
  9. definably
  10. definate
  11. definately

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