Meaning

1 senses

  1. To stop with a pawl.

Origin

17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French

17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French pal (“stake”) or épaule (“shoulder”).

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Forms

pawls, pawling, pawled, pawled
Base formpawl · to pawl
3rd person singularpawls
Present participlepawling
Past simplepawled
Past participlepawled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypawl
he, she, itpawls

Past simpleLesson

all personspawled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pawled
he, she, ithas pawled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pawl

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pavilionpawB2pawnpawnbrokerB2pawnshopB2

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