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overdreep

overdreep verb: to fall or droop over; overshadow.

Verb

overdreep (third-person singular simple present overdreeps, present participle overdreeping, simple past and past participle overdreeped)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To fall or droop over; overshadow.

Forms of overdreep

third-person singular presentoverdreeps
present participleoverdreeping
past participleoverdreeped
pastoverdreeped
alternative formover-dreep

Origin of overdreep

From over- + dreep. Compare overdrop. More at over-, drip.

Questions about overdreep

What does overdreep mean?
Overdreep means to fall or droop over; overshadow.
What part of speech is overdreep?
Overdreep is a verb.
What is the past tense of overdreep?
The past tense of overdreep is overdreeped.

Words near overdreep in the dictionary

  1. overdrawn the badger
  2. overdraws
  3. overdraws the badger
  4. overdream
  5. overdreamed
  6. overdreep
  7. overdreeping
  8. overdrench
  9. overdrenched
  10. overdrenches
  11. overdrenching

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