overlash
/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈlæʃ/
overlash verb: to physically tie additional wires or cables to those that are already attached to a utility pole, accommodating any additional strands of fiber or coaxial cable on existing pole attachments.
Verb
overlash (third-person singular simple present overlashes, present participle overlashing, simple past and past participle overlashed)
- To physically tie additional wires or cables to those that are already attached to a utility pole, accommodating any additional strands of fiber or coaxial cable on existing pole attachments
- To carry to excess.
- to overlash in phrases
- To exaggerate.
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Forms of overlash
| third-person singular present | overlashes |
|---|---|
| present participle | overlashing |
| past participle | overlashed |
| past | overlashed |
Origin of overlash
From over- + lash. Compare dialectal English lash (“extravagant”), lashing (“lavish”).
Words that rhyme with overlash
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hash
- mash
- rash
- plash
- thrash
- cache
- gash
- gnash
- goulash
- pash
- rehash
- sash
- stash
- bash
- bedash
- brash
- fash
- ganache
- potash
- slapdash
- abash
- backslash
- backsplash
- calash
- gatecrash
- Kash
- midrash
- mishmash
- panache
- shamash
- shash
- stramash
- taplash
- apache
- bardash
- berdache
- Chumash
- encash
- haberdash
- heat rash
- keysmash
- Lagash
- Malagash
- Miminegash
- newsflash
- outflash
- overrash
- pearlash
Questions about overlash
- What does overlash mean?
- Overlash means to physically tie additional wires or cables to those that are already attached to a utility pole, accommodating any additional strands of fiber or coaxial cable on existing pole attachments.
- What part of speech is overlash?
- Overlash is a verb.
- How do you pronounce overlash?
- Overlash is pronounced /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈlæʃ/.
- What is the past tense of overlash?
- The past tense of overlash is overlashed.
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Source and license
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