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overerupt

overerupt verb: of a tooth, to move too far due to a lack of contact with an opposing tooth.

Verb

overerupt (third-person singular simple present overerupts, present participle overerupting, simple past and past participle overerupted)

  1. Of a tooth, to move too far due to a lack of contact with an opposing tooth.

Forms of overerupt

third-person singular presentovererupts
present participleovererupting
past participleovererupted
pastovererupted

Words formed from overerupt

Questions about overerupt

What does overerupt mean?
Overerupt means of a tooth, to move too far due to a lack of contact with an opposing tooth.
What part of speech is overerupt?
Overerupt is a verb.
What is the past tense of overerupt?
The past tense of overerupt is overerupted.

Words near overerupt in the dictionary

  1. overenunciation
  2. overequip
  3. overequipped
  4. overequipping
  5. overequips
  6. overerupt
  7. overerupted
  8. overerupting
  9. overeruption
  10. overeruptions
  11. overerupts

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