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fag out

fag out verb: to become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a rope, or the edge of canvas.

Verb

fag out (third-person singular simple present fags out, present participle fagging out, simple past and past participle fagged out)

  1. To become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a rope, or the edge of canvas.
  2. (obsolete) To come on as a fielder at the behest of a senior student in British schools.

Forms of fag out

third-person singular presentfags out
present participlefagging out
past participlefagged out
pastfagged out

Questions about fag out

What does fag out mean?
Fag out means to become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a rope, or the edge of canvas.
What part of speech is fag out?
Fag out is a verb.
What is the past tense of fag out?
The past tense of fag out is fagged out.

Words near fag out in the dictionary

  1. fag lighters
  2. fag mag
  3. fag mags
  4. fag marriage
  5. fag marriages
  6. fag out
  7. fag packet
  8. fag packets
  9. fag rag
  10. fag rags
  11. fag stag

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