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shrimped

shrimped is the simple past and past participle of shrimp.

Meaning of shrimp

Verb

shrimp (third-person singular simple present shrimps, present participle shrimping, simple past and past participle shrimped)

  1. (intransitive) To fish for shrimp.
    • Fishing, shrimping and crabbing are permitted on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:[…]1986, The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, page 454
  2. To contract; to shrink.

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Phrases with shrimped

Questions about shrimped

What is shrimped the simple past and past participle of?
Shrimped is the simple past and past participle of shrimp.

Words near shrimped in the dictionary

  1. shrimpballs
  2. shrimpboat
  3. shrimpboats
  4. shrimpburger
  5. shrimpburgers
  6. shrimped
  7. shrimped up
  8. shrimper
  9. shrimperies
  10. shrimpers
  11. shrimpery

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