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overcranks

overcranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overcranks

What is overcranks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcrank.

Words near overcranks in the dictionary

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

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