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overhooking

overhooking is the present participle and gerund of overhook.

Meaning of overhook

Verb

overhook (third-person singular simple present overhooks, present participle overhooking, simple past and past participle overhooked)

  1. (transitive) To use such a hold upon.
    • Overhook one of his arms just above the elbow (here the right arm overhooks the opponent's left arm).2004, Mark Hatmaker, No Holds Barred Fighting: Savage Strikes, page 128

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Questions about overhooking

What is overhooking the present participle and gerund of?
Overhooking is the present participle and gerund of overhook.

Words near overhooking in the dictionary

  1. overhonoured
  2. overhonouring
  3. overhonours
  4. overhook
  5. overhooked
  6. overhooking
  7. overhooks
  8. overhope
  9. overhoped
  10. overhopes
  11. overhoping

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