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stopcocking

stopcocking is the present participle and gerund of stopcock.

Meaning of stopcock

Verb

stopcock (third-person singular simple present stopcocks, present participle stopcocking, simple past and past participle stopcocked)

  1. (transitive) To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped.

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Questions about stopcocking

What is stopcocking the present participle and gerund of?
Stopcocking is the present participle and gerund of stopcock.

Words near stopcocking in the dictionary

  1. stopchecks
  2. stopclock
  3. stopclocks
  4. stopcock
  5. stopcocked
  6. stopcocking
  7. stopcocks
  8. stopcodon
  9. stopcodons
  10. stope
  11. stoped

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