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preshapes

preshapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preshape.

Meaning of preshape

Verb

preshape (third-person singular simple present preshapes, present participle preshaping, simple past and past participle preshaped)

  1. (transitive) To shape in advance.
    • In “Burger Bar” (Wiley, 2009), Hubert Keller writes that what you do not want is preshaped burgers or meat that is stuffed and compacted into plastic packaging.2009 July 1, Jane Sigal, “The Perfect Burger and All Its Parts”, in New York Times

Questions about preshapes

What is preshapes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Preshapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preshape.

Words near preshapes in the dictionary

  1. preshadowed
  2. preshadowing
  3. preshadows
  4. preshape
  5. preshaped
  6. preshapes
  7. preshaping
  8. preshared
  9. presharpen
  10. presharpened
  11. presharpening

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