FETTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fettle mean? 

• FETTLE (noun)
  The noun FETTLE has 1 sense:

1. a state of fitness and good health

  Familiarity information: FETTLE used as a noun is very rare.

• FETTLE (verb)
  The verb FETTLE has 1 sense:

1. remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)

  Familiarity information: FETTLE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of fitness and good health

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

in fine fettle

Hypernyms ("fettle" is a kind of...):

fitness; physical fitness (good physical condition; being in shape or in condition)

• FETTLE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fettle    ... he / she / it fettles   
Past simple: fettled   
Past participle: fettled   
-ing form: fettling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "fettle" is one way to...):

get rid of; remove (dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something