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overslows

overslows is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overslows

What is overslows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overslows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overslow.

Words near overslows in the dictionary

  1. overslops
  2. overslow
  3. overslowed
  4. overslowing
  5. overslowness
  6. overslows
  7. overslung
  8. oversmall
  9. oversman
  10. oversmen
  11. oversmile

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