"rototill" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɹoʊ.toʊˌtɪl/ [US] Forms: rototills [present, singular, third-person], rototilling [participle, present], rototilled [participle, past], rototilled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} rototill (third-person singular simple present rototills, present participle rototilling, simple past and past participle rototilled)
  1. (US) To break up and turn soil using a rototiller. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-rototill-en-verb-9pqGLd7A Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. (software) To make extensive and pervasive changes to a piece of code without altering its functionality. Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-rototill-en-verb-f10D8-Zg Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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