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overgrossed

overgrossed is the simple past and past participle of overgross.

Meaning of overgross

Verb

overgross (third-person singular simple present overgrosses, present participle overgrossing, simple past and past participle overgrossed)

  1. (transitive) To load (a plane) with too much weight, thereby impairing its ability to fly.
    • Not a problem. Not enough weight to overgross the plane.1999, Dana Stabenow, So Sure of Death, page 32

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Adjective

overgrossed (comparative more overgrossed, superlative most overgrossed)

  1. Carrying too much weight to fly properly.
    • Our overgrossed C-130B slowly began to climb when I heard "Full power" come over the interphone1994, United States. Dept. of the Air Force. Office of the Inspector General, United States. Dept. of the Air Force, Air Force Safety Center (U.S.), Flying safety - Volume 50, page 6

Forms of overgrossed

comparativemore overgrossed
superlativemost overgrossed

Questions about overgrossed

What does overgrossed mean?
Overgrossed means carrying too much weight to fly properly.
What is overgrossed the simple past and past participle of?
Overgrossed is the simple past and past participle of overgross.
What part of speech is overgrossed?
Overgrossed is an adjective.

Words near overgrossed in the dictionary

  1. overgroom
  2. overgroomed
  3. overgrooming
  4. overgrooms
  5. overgross
  6. overgrossed
  7. overgrosses
  8. overgrossing
  9. overgrossness
  10. overground
  11. overgrounds

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