1. the act of making shallow cuts or lines in a material before breaking or folding it
Usage: manufacturing; crafts

1. present participle of prescore: to make shallow cuts or lines in a material before breaking or folding it
Usage: manufacturing; crafts

Examples

• The cardboard requires prescoring along the fold lines.
• Prescoring the metal sheet made it easier to bend accurately.
• The factory worker was prescoring the packaging material.
• Proper prescoring prevents tearing when folding the paper.
• The prescoring tool created clean, straight lines.
• Without prescoring, the material might crack unevenly.