overlashing

overlashing is the present participle and gerund of overlash.

Noun

overlashing (usually uncountable, plural overlashings)

(obsolete, usually) excess; exaggeration
(usually) The process of physically tying additional cables to the cables that are already attached to a utility pole.
- overlashing of copper wires

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
(obsolete) To carry to excess.
- to overlash in phrases
(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]...

plural	overlashings

What does overlashing mean?: Overlashing means excess; exaggeration.
What is overlashing the present participle and gerund of?: Overlashing is the present participle and gerund of overlash.
What part of speech is overlashing?: Overlashing is a noun.
What is the plural of overlashing?: The plural of overlashing is overlashings.

Adapted from Wiktionary: overlashing (page history and authors); overlash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Cite this entry: “overlashing.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/overlashing. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.