concertina
verb/ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/
/ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnə/
[intransitive] (British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they concertina | /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnə/ |
| he / she / it concertinas | /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnəz/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnəz/ |
| past simple concertinaed | /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnəd/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnəd/ |
| past participle concertinaed | /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnəd/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnəd/ |
| -ing form concertinaing | /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnərɪŋ/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnəɪŋ/ |
- to fold up like a concertina
- The truck crashed into the tree and concertinaed.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from concert + -ina.Definitions on the go
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