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overbind

overbind verb: to bind or restrict to an excessive extent.

Verb

overbind (third-person singular simple present overbinds, present participle overbinding, simple past and past participle overbound)

  1. To bind or restrict to an excessive extent.

Antonyms of overbind

Forms of overbind

third-person singular presentoverbinds
present participleoverbinding
past participleoverbound
pastoverbound

Origin of overbind

From over- + bind.

Questions about overbind

What does overbind mean?
Overbind means to bind or restrict to an excessive extent.
What part of speech is overbind?
Overbind is a verb.
What is the past tense of overbind?
The past tense of overbind is overbound.

Words near overbind in the dictionary

  1. overbigness
  2. overbill
  3. overbilled
  4. overbilling
  5. overbills
  6. overbind
  7. overbinding
  8. overbinds
  9. overbit
  10. overbite
  11. overbites

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