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neck down

neck down verb: to alter (a cartridge) by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size.

Verb

neck down (third-person singular simple present necks down, present participle necking down, simple past and past participle necked down)

  1. (transitive) To alter (a cartridge) by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size.

Forms of neck down

third-person singular presentnecks down
present participlenecking down
past participlenecked down
pastnecked down

Questions about neck down

What does neck down mean?
Neck down means to alter (a cartridge) by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size.
What part of speech is neck down?
Neck down is a verb.
What is the past tense of neck down?
The past tense of neck down is necked down.

Words near neck down in the dictionary

  1. neck corset
  2. neck corsets
  3. neck day
  4. neck days
  5. neck deep
  6. neck down
  7. neck eel
  8. neck eels
  9. neck gaiter
  10. neck gaiters
  11. neck guard

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