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  • verb Present participle of true.

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Examples

  • Here is the list of the prices not including the small things like tubes, trueing, top tube pad, and work done. along with shipping.

    Worst of NYC Craigslist SPECIAL EDITION: Whither Salesmanship? BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • In the end, I made a very fair one, feathering it with its own leaves, and trueing and smoothing it with my knife; after which I inserted a small bolt in the forrard end, to act as a head, and, as I conceived, give it balance; though whether I was right in this latter, I am unable to say.

    The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' 2007

  • Here the mechanics are "tuning up" the engines; the riggers are trueing up the aeroplanes, tightening a flying wire here, loosening

    Night Bombing with the Bedouins Robert Henry Reece

  • The wooden trying plane (or iron jointing plane) for trueing up the work.

    Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

  • "Put your men at work trueing up the roadbed on the next section back, until further orders."

    'Firebrand' Trevison Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

  • In the end, I made a very fair one, feathering it with its own leaves, and trueing and smoothing it with my knife; after which I inserted a small bolt in the forrard end, to act as a head, and, as I conceived, give it balance; though whether I was right in this latter, I am unable to say.

    The Boats of the Glen Carrig: Chapter 12 1907

  • It looks like the Spyder 3 Pro would take care of trueing up my monitor and adjusting it for changing lighting conditions (the light in the room changes drastically throughout the day and night).

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2010

  • Basically you're trueing up your forecast, and we did earn income in the first half, and you're catching up in the second half, but I would put the tax benefit in the range excluding special items anywhere from 12\% to 15\% in the fourth quarter, but as you know …

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • At 8 minutes to midnight his numbers were still not on his bike nor had he suited up .... the fact that his wheels were rubbing the brakes was something that would need both light, the absence of rain, and a trueing stand to tend to.

    gwadzilla 2009

  • At 8 minutes to midnight his numbers were still not on his bike nor had he suited up .... the fact that his wheels were rubbing the brakes was something that would need both light, the absence of rain, and a trueing stand to tend to.

    gwadzilla 2009

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