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overtackling

overtackling is the present participle and gerund 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 overtackling

What is overtackling the present participle and gerund of?
Overtackling is the present participle and gerund of overtackle.

Words near overtackling in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overtackling (page history and authors); overtackle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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