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overtackled

overtackled is the simple past and past participle of overtackle.

Meaning of overtackle

Verb

overtackle (third-person singular simple present overtackles, present participle overtackling, simple past and past participle overtackled)

  1. To use or equip with excessive tackle.
    • You can use virtually any sturdy tackle and, generally speaking, it is better to overtackle than to undertackle.1963, Heinz Ulrich, America's Best Deep-sea Fishing, page 234

Questions about overtackled

What is overtackled the simple past and past participle of?
Overtackled is the simple past and past participle of overtackle.

Words near overtackled in the dictionary

  1. oversystematizes
  2. oversystematizing
  3. overt
  4. overt prestige
  5. overtackle
  6. overtackled
  7. overtackles
  8. overtackling
  9. overtag
  10. overtagged
  11. overtagging

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