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overstarch

overstarch verb: to starch excessively.

Verb

overstarch (third-person singular simple present overstarches, present participle overstarching, simple past and past participle overstarched)

  1. To starch excessively

Forms of overstarch

third-person singular presentoverstarches
present participleoverstarching
past participleoverstarched
pastoverstarched

Origin of overstarch

From over- + starch.

Questions about overstarch

What does overstarch mean?
Overstarch means to starch excessively.
What part of speech is overstarch?
Overstarch is a verb.
What is the past tense of overstarch?
The past tense of overstarch is overstarched.

Words near overstarch in the dictionary

  1. overstamping
  2. overstamps
  3. overstand
  4. overstanding
  5. overstands
  6. overstarch
  7. overstarched
  8. overstarches
  9. overstarching
  10. overstare
  11. overstared

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