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overswum

overswum is the past participle of overswim.

Meaning of overswim

Verb

overswim (third-person singular simple present overswims, present participle overswimming, simple past overswam, past participle overswum)

  1. (transitive) To swim too fast or too strenuously.
    • This is particularly true in the 100-meter race, where the temptation to overswim the first 50 meters can be strong. The desire to take it out fast can backfire when the swimmers goes into a vertical body position in the final 10 meters.2001, Dick Hannula, The Swim Coaching Bible, Volume II, page 182
  2. (archaic, poetic, transitive) To flood or inundate.

Questions about overswum

What is overswum the past participle of?
Overswum is the past participle of overswim.

Words near overswum in the dictionary

  1. overswirling
  2. overswirls
  3. overswollen
  4. overswore
  5. oversworn
  6. overswum
  7. overswung
  8. oversymmetrical
  9. oversympathetic
  10. oversympathize
  11. oversynthesis

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