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overmasted

overmasted is the simple past and past participle of overmast.

Meaning of overmast

Verb

overmast (third-person singular simple present overmasts, present participle overmasting, simple past and past participle overmasted)

  1. To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
    • The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their cruisers, and to spread too much canvass; […]1838, Benjamin Franklin, edited by Jared Sparks, The works of Benjamin Franklin, volume 6

Adjective

overmasted

  1. Furnished with a mast or masts too long or too heavy.

Questions about overmasted

What does overmasted mean?
Overmasted means furnished with a mast or masts too long or too heavy.
What is overmasted the simple past and past participle of?
Overmasted is the simple past and past participle of overmast.
What part of speech is overmasted?
Overmasted is an adjective.

Words near overmasted in the dictionary

  1. overmassaged
  2. overmassages
  3. overmassaging
  4. overmassive
  5. overmast
  6. overmasted
  7. overmaster
  8. overmastered
  9. overmasterful
  10. overmasterfulness
  11. overmastering

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