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mess over

mess over verb: to mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone).

Verb

mess over (third-person singular simple present messes over, present participle messing over, simple past and past participle messed over)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone).

Forms of mess over

third-person singular presentmesses over
present participlemessing over
past participlemessed over
pastmessed over

Questions about mess over

What does mess over mean?
Mess over means to mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone).
What part of speech is mess over?
Mess over is a verb.
What is the past tense of mess over?
The past tense of mess over is messed over.

Words near mess over in the dictionary

  1. Mess Johns
  2. mess kit
  3. mess kits
  4. mess of greens
  5. mess of pottage
  6. mess over
  7. mess room
  8. mess rooms
  9. mess set
  10. mess sets
  11. mess tent

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