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prefitting

prefitting is the present participle and gerund of prefit.

Meaning of prefit

Verb

prefit (third-person singular simple present prefits, present participle prefitting, simple past and past participle prefitted or prefit)

  1. (transitive) To fit in advance.
    • Be sure to prefit all polished and deburred shift rails in the case.2010, Paul Cangialosi, How to Rebuild and Modify High-Performance Manual Transmissions, page 115

Questions about prefitting

What is prefitting the present participle and gerund of?
Prefitting is the present participle and gerund of prefit.

Words near prefitting in the dictionary

  1. prefires
  2. prefiring
  3. prefit
  4. prefits
  5. prefitted
  6. prefitting
  7. prefix
  8. prefix code
  9. prefix codes
  10. prefix coding
  11. prefix codings

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