verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

tail down

tail down · tails down · tailed down · tailing down

To stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structureTo stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structure.

» Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from side to side.

Meaning

1 senses

To stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structure.

Examples

1 sentences

Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from side to side.
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Forms

tails down, tailing down, tailed down, tailed down

Base form	tail down · to tail down
3rd person singular	tails down
Present participle	tailing down
Past simple	tailed down
Past participle	tailed down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tail down
he, she, it	tails down

Past simpleLesson

all persons

tailed down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have tailed down
he, she, it	has tailed down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tail down

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb