Arching

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arching
       adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced},
              {arched}, {arciform}, {arcuate}, {bowed}]