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overshave

overshave verb: to shave excessively.

Verb

overshave (third-person singular simple present overshaves, present participle overshaving, simple past overshaved, past participle overshaved or overshaven)

  1. To shave excessively.

Forms of overshave

third-person singular presentovershaves
present participleovershaving
pastovershaved
past participleovershaved
past participleovershaven

Origin of overshave

From over- + shave.

Questions about overshave

What does overshave mean?
Overshave means to shave excessively.
What part of speech is overshave?
Overshave is a verb.
What is the past tense of overshave?
The past tense of overshave is overshaved.

Words near overshave in the dictionary

  1. oversharpen
  2. oversharpened
  3. oversharpening
  4. oversharpens
  5. oversharpness
  6. overshave
  7. overshaved
  8. overshaven
  9. overshaves
  10. overshaving
  11. oversheet

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