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Third Person
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Present Participle
respotting
Past Tense
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Past Participle
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(bowling) to place a pin back in its original position after it has been knocked down or moved
- The pinsetter will respot the pin that was incorrectly placed.
- After the strike, the machine will automatically respot all ten pins.
- The mechanic had to manually respot the pin that was off-center.
- If a pin falls early, the rule is to respot it before the next roll.
- It is important to correctly respot the pins for a fair game.