Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To make something into a wye (letter Y) shape.

    When a hose line is divided into two or more lines, these lines are known as wyed lines.

  2. (transitive)To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.

    Since the train didn't have a control cab at the other end, they wyed the train to turn it around for the trip back to the city.

    Committee contend that when these trains are wyed at Springfield, the road passenger crews are performing yard work at that point to eliminate switching by yard crews.

Origin

Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.

Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.

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Forms

wyes, wying, wyed, wyed

regular · Lesson

Base formwye · to wye
3rd person singularwyes
Present participlewying
Past simplewyed
Past participlewyed

Tenses

wye · wyed · will wye · have wyed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywye
he, she, itwyes

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wye

Past simpleLesson

all personswyed

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwye aye

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wryC1wuduxenobiologyxenoglossiaxenomorphxenon

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