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overbroke

overbroke is the simple past of overbreak.

Meaning of overbreak

Verb

overbreak (third-person singular simple present overbreaks, present participle overbreaking, simple past overbroke, past participle overbroken)

  1. (intransitive) To cave in near the edge of an excavation.
    • This proved wise as the south and west walls of the winder chamber overbroke badly and blocky ground was encountered in the area set aside for the electrical equipment.1958, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Proceedings - Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Issues 183-188
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To get over; recover from.
    • He was never able to overbreak his rheumatism.

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Questions about overbroke

What is overbroke the simple past of?
Overbroke is the simple past of overbreak.

Words near overbroke in the dictionary

  1. overbroadness
  2. overbroil
  3. overbroiled
  4. overbroiling
  5. overbroils
  6. overbroke
  7. overbroken
  8. overbrood
  9. overbrooded
  10. overbrooding
  11. overbroods

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