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mortared

mortared is the simple past and past participle of mortar.

Meaning of mortar

Verb

mortar (third-person singular simple present mortars, present participle mortaring, simple past and past participle mortared)

  1. (transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  2. (transitive) To pound in a mortar.
  3. To fire a mortar (weapon).
  4. To attack (someone or something) using a mortar (weapon).
    • The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.

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Words formed from mortared

Questions about mortared

What is mortared the simple past and past participle of?
Mortared is the simple past and past participle of mortar.

Words near mortared in the dictionary

  1. mortar hoe
  2. mortar hoes
  3. Mortara
  4. mortarboard
  5. mortarboards
  6. mortared
  7. mortaria
  8. mortaring
  9. mortarium
  10. mortarless
  11. mortarlike

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