Retruding

Retruding
Retrude Re*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retruding}.] [L. retrudere; re- + trudere to thrust.] To thrust back. [R.] --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]

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  • retruding — v. thrust backward, push back; move a tooth backward (Dentistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Retrude — Re*trude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retruding}.] [L. retrudere; re + trudere to thrust.] To thrust back. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Retruded — Retrude Re*trude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retruding}.] [L. retrudere; re + trudere to thrust.] To thrust back. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Retrusion — Re*tru sion, n. The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded. [1913 Webster] In virtue of an endless remotion or retrusion of the constituent cause. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stealth ship — A stealth ship is a ship which employs stealth technology construction techniques in an effort to ensure that it is harder to detect by one or more of radar, visual, sonar, and infrared methods. These techniques borrow from stealth aircraft… …   Wikipedia

  • retrude — /ri troohd /, v.t., retruded, retruding. Dentistry. to produce retrusion in. [1640 50; < L retrudere to thrust back, equiv. to re RE + trudere to thrust] * * * …   Universalium

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