preform

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verb

pre·form ˈprē-ˌfȯrm

(ˌ)prē-ˈfȯrm

preformed; preforming; preforms

transitive verb

: to form or shape beforehand

: to bring to approximate preliminary shape and size

preform

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noun

pre·form ˈprē-ˌfȯrm

plural preforms

: any of various objects of manufacture or handicraft after preliminary shaping: such as

: a rough gemstone that has been cut to approximately its finished size and shape

: a tube produced for the purpose of being molded into a particular form (such as a bottle)

Example Sentences

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Verb

The Harlem Globetrotters are headed to Montgomery Tuesday, Dec. 13 to preform at Garrett Coliseum for the team’s latest world tour. —

al, 12 Dec. 2022 The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will make its way to Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 15, 2022 to preform at Legacy Arena for the 2022 Ghost of Christmas Eve Tour. —

al, 1 Nov. 2022 Police said that the man was hiking in a steep area at the top of Sunset Trail, and were forced to to preform a hoist operation using a helicopter to save him. —

Jeremy Yurow, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 Kevin Gates will be making a stop in Birmingham on Friday, Oct. 7 to preform at the BJCC Arena for his 2022 Big Lyfe Tour. —

al, 9 Sep. 2022 For example, feelings related to fear, such as horror or terror, are cognitively assembled conceptions of one’s situation, rather than preformed, innate mental states inherited from animals. —

Dean Mobbs, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2019 But the Hunter for Target line is mass-produced in a factory, using a preformed mold. —

Abha Bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018 The 21-story Hilton Palacio del Rio was built in 202 days, using a crane to lift preformed, furnished room modules into place. —

Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2018

Noun

In a nutshell, researchers placed hundreds of square silicon microscale digital chips into a preform that created a polymer fiber. —

Eric Tegler, Forbes, 17 June 2021 See More

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