The conflict was centered on Carnegie Steel's main plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and grew out of a dispute between the National Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the United States and the Carnegie Steel Company. Carnegie left on a trip to Scotland before the unrest peaked.
verb (used with object), presupposed, presupposing. 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance. 2. (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause. Origin of presuppose.
verb. Preen is defined as to take great care in cleaning oneself or another. 1  An example of preen is a bird cleaning its feathers. 2  An example of preen is a woman carefully plucking her eyebrows.3  to clean and trim (the feathers) with the beak: said of birds.he verb is from Middle English prenen, from pren (âa preen). Verb. (third-person singular simple present preens, present participle preening, simple past and past participle preened). ( 1 of birds) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers.