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dot and carry

dot and carry verb: in addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column.

Verb

dot and carry (third-person singular simple present dots and carries, present participle dotting and carrying, simple past and past participle dotted and carried)

  1. In addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column.

Forms of dot and carry

third-person singular presentdots and carries
present participledotting and carrying
past participledotted and carried
pastdotted and carried

Words that rhyme with dot and carry

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Questions about dot and carry

What does dot and carry mean?
Dot and carry means in addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column.
What part of speech is dot and carry?
Dot and carry is a verb.
What is the past tense of dot and carry?
The past tense of dot and carry is dotted and carried.

Words near dot and carry in the dictionary

  1. doswellid
  2. doswellids
  3. doswelliid
  4. doswelliids
  5. dot
  6. dot and carry
  7. dot ball
  8. dot balls
  9. dot blot
  10. dot blots
  11. dot bomb

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