"deg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deg.wav [Southern-England] Forms: degs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: Abbreviations Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deg (countable and uncountable, plural degs)
  1. (mathematics, countable) Abbreviation of degree. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable Alternative form of: degree Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-deg-en-noun-aMvES4GO Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (motor racing, uncountable) Clipping of degradation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Alternative form of: degradation Categories (topical): Motor racing
    Sense id: en-deg-en-noun-SmH~LAik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: grad, rad
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deg.wav [Southern-England] Forms: degs [present, singular, third-person], degging [participle, present], degged [participle, past], degged [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-verb}} deg (third-person singular simple present degs, present participle degging, simple past and past participle degged)
  1. (Northern England, dialectal) To sprinkle, moisten. Tags: Northern-England, dialectal
    Sense id: en-deg-en-verb-xSgKrFc5 Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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