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overdashed

overdashed is the simple past and past participle of overdash.

Meaning of overdash

Verb

overdash (third-person singular simple present overdashes, present participle overdashing, simple past and past participle overdashed)

  1. (transitive) To place a dash (symbol) above.
  2. (transitive) To sprinkle or splatter from above.
    • The boat was overdashed with sea spray.

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Questions about overdashed

What is overdashed the simple past and past participle of?
Overdashed is the simple past and past participle of overdash.

Words near overdashed in the dictionary

  1. overdarken
  2. overdarkened
  3. overdarkening
  4. overdarkens
  5. overdash
  6. overdashed
  7. overdashes
  8. overdashing
  9. overdate
  10. overdated
  11. overdates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overdashed (page history and authors); overdash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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