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overtackles

overtackles is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overtackles

What is overtackles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overtackles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overtackle.

Words near overtackles in the dictionary

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

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