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verb · intransitive · rare

sprue

sprue · sprues · sprued · sprueing

To remove the sprues from a cast pieceTo remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.

/spɹuː/

Meaning

1 senses

To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.

Forms

sprues, sprueing, sprued, sprued

Base form	sprue · to sprue
3rd person singular	sprues
Present participle	sprueing
Past simple	sprued
Past participle	sprued

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	sprue
he, she, it	sprues

Past simpleLesson

all persons

sprued

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have sprued
he, she, it	has sprued

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will sprue

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 dictionary

sproutC1 spruce spry spud spurB2

Dictionary 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.

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