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overfloat

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈfləʊt/

overfloat verb: to overflow.

Verb

overfloat (third-person singular simple present overfloats, present participle overfloating, simple past and past participle overfloated)

  1. (archaic) To overflow.
    • Sundry Fields and Meddowes there are, that are usually overfloated a long time together1654, John Bate, The Mysteryes of Nature, and Art; conteined in foure seuerall Tretises
  2. To float above
    • It's hidden in the perfect overfloating clouds and less than perfect trees whose branches interrupt the sky.2010, Samuel Hazo, Like a Man Gone Mad

Forms of overfloat

third-person singular presentoverfloats
present participleoverfloating
past participleoverfloated
pastoverfloated

Origin of overfloat

From over- + float.

Questions about overfloat

What does overfloat mean?
Overfloat means to overflow.
What part of speech is overfloat?
Overfloat is a verb.
How do you pronounce overfloat?
Overfloat is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈfləʊt/.
What is the past tense of overfloat?
The past tense of overfloat is overfloated.

Words near overfloat in the dictionary

  1. overflier
  2. overfliers
  3. overflies
  4. overflight
  5. overflights
  6. overfloat
  7. overfloated
  8. overfloating
  9. overfloats
  10. overflog
  11. overflogged

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