overpluck
overpluck verb: to pluck something too much, usually one's eyebrows.
Verb
overpluck (third-person singular simple present overplucks, present participle overplucking, simple past and past participle overplucked)
- To pluck something too much, usually one's eyebrows
- Brows should be sculpted, but not severe (no overplucking), with a high arch.2009 January 8, Laura Holson, “Working Toward Veronica Lake”, in New York Times
Forms of overpluck
| third-person singular present | overplucks |
|---|---|
| present participle | overplucking |
| past participle | overplucked |
| past | overplucked |
Origin of overpluck
From over- + pluck.
Questions about overpluck
- What does overpluck mean?
- Overpluck means to pluck something too much, usually one's eyebrows.
- What part of speech is overpluck?
- Overpluck is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overpluck?
- The past tense of overpluck is overplucked.
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