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mistrapping

mistrapping is the present participle and gerund of mistrap.

Meaning of mistrap

Verb

mistrap (third-person singular simple present mistraps, present participle mistrapping, simple past and past participle mistrapped)

  1. To lose control while attempting to trap (something).
    • The cutter and trapper mechanism utilises suction air for trapping yarns at each striper, a process designed to exclude mistrapping faults associated with mechanical devices and to enable higher speed knitting.1969, Pakistan Textile Journal - Volume 20, page 42

Questions about mistrapping

What is mistrapping the present participle and gerund of?
Mistrapping is the present participle and gerund of mistrap.

Words near mistrapping in the dictionary

  1. mistransposed
  2. mistransposes
  3. mistransposing
  4. mistrap
  5. mistrapped
  6. mistrapping
  7. mistraps
  8. mistreading
  9. mistreadings
  10. mistreat
  11. mistreated

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