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overkills

overkills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overkill.

Meaning of overkill

Verb

overkill (third-person singular simple present overkills, present participle overkilling, simple past and past participle overkilled)

  1. (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
  2. To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
    Antonyms:
    underkill
  3. To do something excessive to achieve a goal.

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Questions about overkills

What is overkills the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overkills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overkill.

Words near overkills in the dictionary

  1. overkept
  2. overkest
  3. overkill
  4. overkilled
  5. overkilling
  6. overkills
  7. overkind
  8. overkindly
  9. overkindness
  10. overking
  11. overkingdom

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