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overhollowed

overhollowed is the simple past and past participle of overhollow.

Meaning of overhollow

Verb

overhollow (third-person singular simple present overhollows, present participle overhollowing, simple past and past participle overhollowed)

  1. (transitive) To hollow excessively.
    • Many individuals who normally have a good standing posture overhollow the lower back under some conditions as, for instance, when they wear high heels, after they have been standing for a long time, when they raise their arms […]1959, Loraine Frost, Posture and Body Mechanics (Revised), page 8

Questions about overhollowed

What is overhollowed the simple past and past participle of?
Overhollowed is the simple past and past participle of overhollow.

Words near overhollowed in the dictionary

  1. overhitting
  2. overhold
  3. overholding
  4. overholds
  5. overhollow
  6. overhollowed
  7. overhollowing
  8. overhollows
  9. overholy
  10. overhomely
  11. overhomogenize

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