"retube" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɹiːˈtjuːb/ [UK] Forms: retubes [present, singular, third-person], retubing [participle, present], retubed [participle, past], retubed [past]
Etymology: From re- + tube. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|tube}} re- + tube Head templates: {{en-verb}} retube (third-person singular simple present retubes, present participle retubing, simple past and past participle retubed)
  1. (transitive) To fit with a new tube or tubes. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retube-en-verb-AQ-WmjRN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for retube meaning in English (1.6kB)

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