Concrete (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cover with cement; "concrete the walls".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The construction crew will concrete the foundation once it's been excavated and prepared.
- The new house's walls were concreted to make them stronger and more resistant to natural disasters.
- We'll start concreting the patio tomorrow, once the scaffolding has been set up.
- Workers carefully concreted the entire floor of the building to give it the necessary support.
- After several days of work, the engineering team was able to concrete the entire tunnel system.
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Meaning 2
Form into a solid mass; coalesce.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The community's ideas eventually concreted into a plan to build a new recreation center.
- Her thoughts and feelings concreted over time into a clear vision for her art.
- As the team brainstormed, their ideas started to concrete into a cohesive strategy.
- The different elements concreted together to form a durable and sturdy building material.
- Theories and practices concreted into a comprehensive approach to solving the complex issue.