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predrill

predrill verb: to drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.

Verb

predrill (third-person singular simple present predrills, present participle predrilling, simple past and past participle predrilled)

  1. To drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.

Forms of predrill

third-person singular presentpredrills
present participlepredrilling
past participlepredrilled
pastpredrilled

Origin of predrill

From pre- + drill.

Questions about predrill

What does predrill mean?
Predrill means to drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.
What part of speech is predrill?
Predrill is a verb.
What is the past tense of predrill?
The past tense of predrill is predrilled.

Words near predrill in the dictionary

  1. predrainage
  2. predreadnought
  3. predreadnoughts
  4. predreissenid
  5. predried
  6. predrill
  7. predrilled
  8. predrilling
  9. predrills
  10. predrinks
  11. predrop

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