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overcranked

overcranked is the simple past and past participle of overcrank.

Meaning of overcrank

Verb

overcrank (third-person singular simple present overcranks, present participle overcranking, simple past and past participle overcranked)

  1. To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.
    Antonyms:
    undercrank

Questions about overcranked

What is overcranked the simple past and past participle of?
Overcranked is the simple past and past participle of overcrank.

Words near overcranked in the dictionary

  1. overcram
  2. overcrammed
  3. overcramming
  4. overcrams
  5. overcrank
  6. overcranked
  7. overcranking
  8. overcranks
  9. overcreative
  10. overcredulity
  11. overcredulous

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