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retorque en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + torque.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
retorquing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
retorques Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
retorqued Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
retorqued Tense=Past lexicographic