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pretightened

pretightened is the simple past and past participle of pretighten.

Meaning of pretighten

Verb

pretighten (third-person singular simple present pretightens, present participle pretightening, simple past and past participle pretightened)

  1. (transitive) To tighten (bolts, etc.) in advance.

Questions about pretightened

What is pretightened the simple past and past participle of?
Pretightened is the simple past and past participle of pretighten.

Words near pretightened in the dictionary

  1. pretibially
  2. preticket
  3. pretickets
  4. pretied
  5. pretighten
  6. pretightened
  7. pretightening
  8. pretightens
  9. Pretiglian
  10. pretilachlor
  11. pretilt

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