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retorqued

retorqued is the simple past and past participle of retorque.

Meaning of retorque

Verb

retorque (third-person singular simple present retorques, present participle retorquing, simple past and past participle retorqued)

  1. (transitive) To torque again or anew.
    • In T.S.B. 09-028 issued on May 2, Honda says the noise, which comes at slow speeds, may be from incorrectly torqued mounting bolts, which need to be retorqued.2009 July 26, Scott Sturgis, “The Ghost in the Infiniti”, in New York Times
  2. (obsolete) To turn back.

Questions about retorqued

What is retorqued the simple past and past participle of?
Retorqued is the simple past and past participle of retorque.

Words near retorqued in the dictionary

  1. retore
  2. retorn
  3. retornado
  4. retornados
  5. retorque
  6. retorqued
  7. retorquing
  8. retorsion
  9. retorsions
  10. retort
  11. retort bag

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