rebuild

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

rebuild

past (v2)

rebuilt

past participle (v3)

rebuilt

present participle

rebuilding

3rd person singular

rebuilds

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

rebuilds

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To build again or anew.

2. 2.To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.

   • After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.(said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling.

   • Since they failed to make it to the playoffs after five consecutive seasons, the team has gone through a lengthy rebuild.

2. 2.A process or result of rebuilding.

   • Doc's spirits lifted at the suggestion that Cochrane was already thinking about painting the finished rebuild.
   • Torque Fasteners, Illustrates a fastener that must be properly tightened with a torque wrench at this point in the rebuild.
   • The cost of the rebuild can quickly escalate with significant crankshaft and bearing work, and some folks allow the cost to keep them from doing the work, even when it is warranted.

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