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overspeeded

overspeeded is the simple past and past participle of overspeed.

Meaning of overspeed

Verb

overspeed (third-person singular simple present overspeeds, present participle overspeeding, simple past and past participle (chiefly US) oversped or (chiefly UK) overspeeded)

  1. (intransitive) To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.
    • Caully-flowers over-speeding to pome and head..should be quite erradicated ^([sic – meaning eradicated]).1691, John Evelyn, Kalendarium Hortense
  2. (intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usually) To operate an engine or machine too fast.
    • The device should be periodically tested by overspeeding the engine say once a month.1949, A. C. Walshaw, Heat Engines (3 ed.)
  3. (India, intransitive) To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.

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Questions about overspeeded

What is overspeeded the simple past and past participle of?
Overspeeded is the simple past and past participle of overspeed.

Words near overspeeded in the dictionary

  1. overspeculation
  2. overspeculations
  3. overspeculative
  4. oversped
  5. overspeed
  6. overspeeded
  7. overspeedily
  8. overspeeding
  9. overspeeds
  10. overspeedy
  11. overspell

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