gooseneck
gooseneck · goosenecks · goosenecked · goosenecking
To seal securely by twisting, folding, and cinching or tapingTo seal (a bag) securely by twisting, folding, and cinching or taping.
US/ˈɡusˌnɛk/
» Gooseneck barnacles sweep the water with their feathery legs to catch plankton.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo seal (a bag) securely by twisting, folding, and cinching or taping.
Examples
1 sentencesGooseneck barnacles sweep the water with their feathery legs to catch plankton.
Origin
From goose + neck.From goose + neck.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
goosenecks, goosenecking, goosenecked, goosenecked| Base form | gooseneck · to gooseneck |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goosenecks |
| Present participle | goosenecking |
| Past simple | goosenecked |
| Past participle | goosenecked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.