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overslowed

overslowed is the simple past and past participle of overslow.

Meaning of overslow

Verb

overslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)

  1. To render slow; to check; to curb.
    • overſlow this furious drivera. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

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Questions about overslowed

What is overslowed the simple past and past participle of?
Overslowed is the simple past and past participle of overslow.

Words near overslowed in the dictionary

  1. overslips
  2. overslipt
  3. overslop
  4. overslops
  5. overslow
  6. overslowed
  7. overslowing
  8. overslowness
  9. overslows
  10. overslung
  11. oversmall

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