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overlashed

overlashed is the simple past and past participle of overlash.

Meaning of overlash

Verb

overlash (third-person singular simple present overlashes, present participle overlashing, simple past and past participle overlashed)

  1. 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
  2. (obsolete) To carry to excess.
    • to overlash in phrases
  3. (broadly, obsolete) To exaggerate.
    • it being well known , that they in their encomiastic speeches , as orators are wont , following the heat and gaiety of fancy , do sometimes overlasha. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Questions about overlashed

What is overlashed the simple past and past participle of?
Overlashed is the simple past and past participle of overlash.

Words near overlashed in the dictionary

  1. overlarge
  2. overlargely
  3. overlargeness
  4. overlascivious
  5. overlash
  6. overlashed
  7. overlashes
  8. overlashing
  9. overlashings
  10. overlate
  11. overlaud

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