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overskates

overskates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overskate.

Meaning of overskate

Verb

overskate (third-person singular simple present overskates, present participle overskating, simple past and past participle overskated)

  1. (transitive) To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.
    • Boyle’s goal, which came after Rangers defenseman Jason Strudwick overskated the puck behind the net to give the Kings an easy pass out front, came 13 minutes 8 seconds into the first period.2008 February 6, Lynn Zinser, “After 3 Road Victories, Rangers Falter at Home”, in New York Times

Questions about overskates

What is overskates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overskates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overskate.

Words near overskates in the dictionary

  1. oversizedness
  2. oversizes
  3. oversizing
  4. overskate
  5. overskated
  6. overskates
  7. overskating
  8. overskeptical
  9. overskepticism
  10. overskies
  11. overskim

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