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overcross

overcross verb: to cross over; traverse.

Verb

overcross (third-person singular simple present overcrosses, present participle overcrossing, simple past and past participle overcrossed)

  1. (transitive) to cross over; traverse

Noun

overcross (plural overcrosses)

  1. An overpass; a flyover.

Preposition

overcross

  1. (archaic, rare) Across, over; from side to side of.

Forms of overcross

Verb
third-person singular presentovercrosses
present participleovercrossing
past participleovercrossed
pastovercrossed
Noun
pluralovercrosses

Origin of overcross

From Middle English overcrossen, equivalent to over- + cross.

Questions about overcross

What does overcross mean?
Overcross means to cross over; traverse.
What part of speech is overcross?
Overcross can be a verb, a noun or a preposition.
What is the past tense of overcross?
The past tense of overcross is overcrossed.

Words near overcross in the dictionary

  1. overcrofts
  2. overcrop
  3. overcropped
  4. overcropping
  5. overcrops
  6. overcross
  7. overcrossed
  8. overcrosses
  9. overcrossing
  10. overcrossings
  11. overcrow

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