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wyed

wyed is the simple past and past participle of wye.

Meaning of wye

Verb

wye (third-person singular simple present wyes, present participle wying or wyeing, simple past and past participle wyed)

  1. (transitive) To make something into a wye (letter Y) shape.
    • When a hose line is divided into two or more lines, these lines are known as wyed lines.
  2. (transitive) To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.
    • Since the train didn't have a control cab at the other end, they wyed the train to turn it around for the trip back to the city.

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Questions about wyed

What is wyed the simple past and past participle of?
Wyed is the simple past and past participle of wye.

Words near wyed in the dictionary

  1. Wye River
  2. wye switch
  3. wye switches
  4. Wye Valley
  5. Wye with Hinxhill
  6. wyed
  7. Wyee
  8. Wyee Point
  9. wyeing
  10. Wyelangta
  11. Wyeld

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