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precutting

precutting is the present participle and gerund of precut.

Meaning of precut

Verb

precut (third-person singular simple present precuts, present participle precutting, simple past and past participle precut)

  1. (transitive) To cut in advance.
    • Before the competition opened, inspectors were backstage opening pots, checking vegetable bags to make sure none had been precut […].2009 January 28, Elaine Sciolino, “With Cowbells and Oxtails, Culinary Olympics Begin”, in New York Times

Questions about precutting

What is precutting the present participle and gerund of?
Precutting is the present participle and gerund of precut.

Words near precutting in the dictionary

  1. precurved
  2. precut
  3. precutaneous
  4. precuticular
  5. precuts
  6. precutting
  7. precycle
  8. precycled
  9. precycles
  10. precycling
  11. precycloplegic

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