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arc

/ɑɹk/ verb C2
  1. To move following a curved path.
  2. To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc. (transitive)
  3. To form an electrical arc. (intransitive)

He/she/it arcs · Past arced · Past participle arced · -ing form arcing

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Verb forms

Base form
arc
He/she/it
arcs
Past
arced
Past participle
arced
-ing form
arcing

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“I won’t insult your intelligence by telling you how I read that, especially as, rather against the strict rules of your order, you use an arc-and-compass breastpin.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 4 · B2
Alvarez challenged Leo to adjust his shooting arc according to her exact mathematical formula.
The Science of Basketball, p. 1 · B2

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