overpart
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pɑː(ɹ)t/
overpart noun: an upper part.
Noun
overpart (plural overparts)
Verb
IPA/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɑː(ɹ)t/
overpart (third-person singular simple present overparts, present participle overparting, simple past and past participle overparted)
- To give too important or difficult a part to.
- almost tir'd i' your Protectorship? overparted, overparted?1614 November 10 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Beniamin Iohnson [i.e., Ben Jonson], Bartholmew Fayre: A Comedie, […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1631...
Antonyms of overpart
Forms of overpart
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | overparts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | overparts |
| present participle | overparting |
| past participle | overparted |
| past | overparted |
Origin of overpart
From over- + part.
Questions about overpart
- What does overpart mean?
- Overpart means an upper part.
- What part of speech is overpart?
- Overpart can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce overpart?
- Overpart is pronounced /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pɑː(ɹ)t/.
- What is the plural of overpart?
- The plural of overpart is overparts.
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