arched

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːtʃt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tʃt

Adjective

arched

  1. Curved.
    His arched back ached from the constant strain.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 7:
      The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

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Verb

arched

  1. simple past and past participle of arch
    He arched his back into a half-moon curve trying to get the stiffness out.

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