hair-check

1 of 2

noun

: a fine crack resulting from shrinkage on the surface of concrete or paint

hair-checking

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗

noun

hair-check

2 of 2

intransitive verb

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: craze entry 1 vi 3

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