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overgear

overgear noun: synonym of overdrive (“a gear higher than the traditional top gear”).

Noun

overgear (plural overgears)

  1. Synonym of overdrive (“a gear higher than the traditional top gear”)
    Synonyms:
    overdrive

Verb

overgear (third-person singular simple present overgears, present participle overgearing, simple past and past participle overgeared)

  1. (Internet) To equip a character with equipment that is significantly better than expected for their level, role or the content they are being used to play through.
    Antonyms:
    undergear

Synonyms of overgear

Antonyms

Forms of overgear

Noun
pluralovergears
Verb
third-person singular presentovergears
present participleovergearing
past participleovergeared
pastovergeared

Origin of overgear

From over- + gear.

Questions about overgear

What does overgear mean?
Overgear means synonym of overdrive (“a gear higher than the traditional top gear”).
What part of speech is overgear?
Overgear can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overgear?
The plural of overgear is overgears.

Words near overgear in the dictionary

  1. overgave
  2. overgaze
  3. overgazed
  4. overgazes
  5. overgazing
  6. overgear
  7. overgeared
  8. overgearing
  9. overgears
  10. overgenderization
  11. overgenderize

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