"destroke" meaning in English

See destroke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: destrokes [present, singular, third-person], destroking [participle, present], destroked [participle, past], destroked [past]
Etymology: de- + stroke Etymology templates: {{pre|en|de|stroke}} de- + stroke Head templates: {{en-verb}} destroke (third-person singular simple present destrokes, present participle destroking, simple past and past participle destroked)
  1. (automotive, transitive) To reduce or shorten the stroke of (an engine). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-destroke-en-verb-cTQrmILu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for destroke meaning in English (1.4kB)

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