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retip

retip verb: to fit with a new tip.

Verb

retip (third-person singular simple present retips, present participle retipping, simple past and past participle retipped)

  1. (transitive) To fit with a new tip.
    • The stiletto heels need retipping.

Forms of retip

third-person singular presentretips
present participleretipping
past participleretipped
pastretipped
alternative formre-tip

Origin of retip

From re- + tip.

Questions about retip

What does retip mean?
Retip means to fit with a new tip.
What part of speech is retip?
Retip is a verb.
What is the past tense of retip?
The past tense of retip is retipped.

Words near retip in the dictionary

  1. retinyl
  2. retinylamine
  3. retinylidene
  4. retinyls
  5. retinæ
  6. retip
  7. retipilate
  8. retipped
  9. retipping
  10. retips
  11. retir'd

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