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mistightens

mistightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistighten.

Meaning of mistighten

Verb

mistighten (third-person singular simple present mistightens, present participle mistightening, simple past and past participle mistightened)

  1. To tighten improperly.
    • to detect when a bolt has been mistightened1978, American Machinist - Volume 122, Issues 1-6, page 75

Questions about mistightens

What is mistightens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mistightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistighten.

Words near mistightens in the dictionary

  1. mistify
  2. mistifying
  3. mistighten
  4. mistightened
  5. mistightening
  6. mistightens
  7. mistigri
  8. mistigris
  9. mistily
  10. mistime
  11. mistimed

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