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piece out

piece out verb: to increase or complete by adding one or more pieces.

Verb

piece out (third-person singular simple present pieces out, present participle piecing out, simple past and past participle pieced out)

  1. (transitive) To increase or complete by adding one or more pieces.
    • She pieced out a meal for three from what was in the cupboard.
  2. (transitive) To lay out or present possible components of a whole.
    • He pieced out what he knew from the witnesses.

Forms of piece out

third-person singular presentpieces out
present participlepiecing out
past participlepieced out
pastpieced out

Questions about piece out

What does piece out mean?
Piece out means to increase or complete by adding one or more pieces.
What part of speech is piece out?
Piece out is a verb.
What is the past tense of piece out?
The past tense of piece out is pieced out.

Words near piece out in the dictionary

  1. piece of the action
  2. piece of the pie
  3. piece of the puzzle
  4. piece of trash
  5. piece of work
  6. piece out
  7. piece picking
  8. piece pickings
  9. piece rate
  10. piece rates
  11. piece system

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