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overbroken

overbroken is the past participle 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 overbroken

What is overbroken the past participle of?
Overbroken is the past participle of overbreak.

Words near overbroken in the dictionary

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

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