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overstacking

overstacking is the present participle and gerund of overstack.

Meaning of overstack

Verb

overstack (third-person singular simple present overstacks, present participle overstacking, simple past and past participle overstacked)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about overstacking

What is overstacking the present participle and gerund of?
Overstacking is the present participle and gerund of overstack.

Words near overstacking in the dictionary

  1. overstabilized
  2. overstabilizes
  3. overstable
  4. overstack
  5. overstacked
  6. overstacking
  7. overstacks
  8. overstaff
  9. overstaffed
  10. overstaffing
  11. overstaffs

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