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overcarrying

overcarrying is the present participle and gerund 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 overcarrying

What is overcarrying the present participle and gerund of?
Overcarrying is the present participle and gerund of overcarry.

Words near overcarrying in the dictionary

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

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