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derricking

derricking is the present participle and gerund of derrick.

Meaning of derrick

Verb

derrick (third-person singular simple present derricks, present participle derricking, simple past and past participle derricked)

  1. (transitive) To hoist with, or as if with, a derrick.
  2. (informal, transitive) To remove (a pitcher).
    • Stinky, who had batted a bit over .200 with scant power (two home runs in 66 games in 1933), was being derricked by Navin.2012, Ray Robinson, High and Tight

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Questions about derricking

What is derricking the present participle and gerund of?
Derricking is the present participle and gerund of derrick.

Words near derricking in the dictionary

  1. Derriaghy
  2. derrick
  3. derricked
  4. derrickhand
  5. derrickhands
  6. derricking
  7. derrickman
  8. derrickmen
  9. derricks
  10. Derrico
  11. Derricos

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