retorque

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verb

To torque again or anew.

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Meanings

verbretorque (third-person singular simple present retorques, present participle retorquing, simple past and past participle retorqued)

present singular third person retorques · participle present retorquing · participle past retorqued · past retorqued

  1. transitiveTo torque again or anew.

    In T.S.B. 09-028 issued on May 2, Honda says the noise, which comes at slow speeds, may be from incorrectly torqued mounting bolts, which need to be retorqued.

    2009 July 26, Scott Sturgis, “The Ghost in the Infiniti”, in New York Times
  2. obsoleteTo turn back.

Origin

From re- + torque.

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APA

retorque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retorque

MLA

“retorque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retorque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retorque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retorque.

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