- 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
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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
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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
