kedge
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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kedgesimple
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kedgessimple
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have kedgedperfect
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has kedgedperfect
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am kedgingprogressive
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are kedgingprogressive
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is kedgingprogressive
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have been kedgingperfect progressive
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has been kedgingperfect progressive
Past
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kedgedsimple
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had kedgedperfect
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was kedgingprogressive
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were kedgingprogressive
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had been kedgingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of kedge
1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; see cadge 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He dropped a kedge at the caucus room door, and rode up into the eye of a gentle breeze, and backed his mainsail.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Admiral trimmed ship and hauled himself off the reef with his kedge, and stood off majestically down the corridors of the Senate Office Building.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Heave right up to your kedge and break it out," he said.
From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold
She had run out a kedge, and had a warp attached to it that was lying across the passage-way.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
It was not long, however, before the enemy discovered the trick the Yankee was playing, and began also to kedge.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
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