overstack
overstack verb: to stack too high.
Verb
overstack (third-person singular simple present overstacks, present participle overstacking, simple past and past participle overstacked)
- To stack too high.
- The dangers of the Bering Sea are heightened in the smaller boats and are exacerbated even more by fishermen who feel the need to overstack the decks with pots in order to compete with the larger boats.2010, Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner, Aleut Identities, page 123
Forms of overstack
| third-person singular present | overstacks |
|---|---|
| present participle | overstacking |
| past participle | overstacked |
| past | overstacked |
Origin of overstack
From over- + stack.
Questions about overstack
- What does overstack mean?
- Overstack means to stack too high.
- What part of speech is overstack?
- Overstack is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overstack?
- The past tense of overstack is overstacked.
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