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overmasting

overmasting is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about overmasting

What is overmasting the present participle and gerund of?
Overmasting is the present participle and gerund of overmast.

Words near overmasting in the dictionary

  1. overmasterful
  2. overmasterfulness
  3. overmastering
  4. overmasteringly
  5. overmasters
  6. overmasting
  7. overmasts
  8. overmasturbation
  9. overmatch
  10. overmatched
  11. overmatches

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