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vanged

vanged is the simple past and past participle of vang.

Meaning of vang

Verb (1)

vang (third-person singular simple present vangs, present participle vanging, simple past and past participle vanged)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) To take; undertake for.
  2. (dialectal) To undertake for at the baptismal font; be godfather or godmother to.

Verb (2)

vang (third-person singular simple present vangs, present participle vanging, simple past and past participle vanged)

  1. To flatten the sail and regulate its position with such a line.
    • On a catamaran, the curved track has enough beam to allow the mainsheet to vang the boom throughout its entire arc.1998 February, Yachting, page 62

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Questions about vanged

What is vanged the simple past and past participle of?
Vanged is the simple past and past participle of vang.

Words near vanged in the dictionary

  1. vang
  2. Vang Vieng
  3. vanga
  4. vangas
  5. Vange
  6. vanged
  7. vangid
  8. vangids
  9. Vangilder
  10. Vangilders
  11. vanging

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