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overshakes

overshakes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overshake.

Meaning of overshake

Verb

overshake (third-person singular simple present overshakes, present participle overshaking, simple past overshook, past participle overshaken)

  1. To shake too much.
    • Always shake hands at a job interview, but try not to overshake.
  2. (obsolete) To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.

Questions about overshakes

What is overshakes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overshakes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overshake.

Words near overshakes in the dictionary

  1. overshadowment
  2. overshadows
  3. overshadowy
  4. overshake
  5. overshaken
  6. overshakes
  7. overshaking
  8. overshampoo
  9. overshampooed
  10. overshampooing
  11. overshampoos

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