overrace
overrace verb: to race too often.
Verb
overrace (third-person singular simple present overraces, present participle overracing, simple past and past participle overraced)
- To race too often.
- To most, that means keeping their horses fresh for the big day and making sure they have not been overraced in the days and months leading up to the main event.2007 August 19, Bill Finley, “Racing Becomes Afterthought as Focus Turns to Breeding and Big Bucks”, in New York Times
Forms of overrace
| third-person singular present | overraces |
|---|---|
| present participle | overracing |
| past participle | overraced |
| past | overraced |
Origin of overrace
From over- + race.
Questions about overrace
- What does overrace mean?
- Overrace means to race too often.
- What part of speech is overrace?
- Overrace is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overrace?
- The past tense of overrace is overraced.
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