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[syn: arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched ([aum]rcht); p. pr. &
vb. n. Arching.]
1. To cover with an arch or arches.
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2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch.
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The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arching \Arch"ing\, n.
1. The arched part of a structure.
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2. (Naut.) Hogging; -- opposed to sagging.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
arching
adj 1: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn:
arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate,
bowed]