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overcarries

overcarries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcarry.

Meaning of overcarry

Verb

overcarry (third-person singular simple present overcarries, present participle overcarrying, simple past and past participle overcarried)

  1. (transitive) To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
    • In fact, the scales could be weighted still more heavily in favour of completing the sorting at Leicester, even if this demanded 20min allowance, since not doing the work there inevitably results in overcarrying of parcels; and that could mean delay in delivery and complaints from the customer.1964 February, Warren Smith, “The Midland's accelerated timetable”, in Modern Railways, page 99
  2. (intransitive) To go to excess.

Questions about overcarries

What is overcarries the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcarries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcarry.

Words near overcarries in the dictionary

  1. overcarking
  2. overcarks
  3. overcarriage
  4. overcarriages
  5. overcarried
  6. overcarries
  7. overcarry
  8. overcarrying
  9. overcarve
  10. overcarved
  11. overcarves

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