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overliming

overliming is the present participle and gerund of overlime.

Meaning of overlime

Verb

overlime (third-person singular simple present overlimes, present participle overliming, simple past and past participle overlimed)

  1. (transitive) To treat (soil) with too much lime.
    • Don't overlime acid soil, because availability of some nutrients may be decreased when the soil pH is too high.2004, Denny Schrock, Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver, page 407

Questions about overliming

What is overliming the present participle and gerund of?
Overliming is the present participle and gerund of overlime.

Words near overliming in the dictionary

  1. overlightly
  2. overlights
  3. overlime
  4. overlimed
  5. overlimes
  6. overliming
  7. overlimit
  8. overlimited
  9. overlimiting
  10. overlimits
  11. overline

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