"pregrind" meaning in English

See pregrind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pregrinds [present, singular, third-person], pregrinding [participle, present], preground [participle, past], preground [past]
Etymology: From pre- + grind. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|grind}} pre- + grind Head templates: {{en-verb|pregrinds|pregrinding|preground}} pregrind (third-person singular simple present pregrinds, present participle pregrinding, simple past and past participle preground)
  1. To grind something prior to use or assembly
    Sense id: en-pregrind-en-verb-qCaQiC4X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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