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overthrong

overthrong verb: to overcrowd.

Verb

overthrong (third-person singular simple present overthrongs, present participle overthronging, simple past and past participle overthronged)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To overcrowd.

Forms of overthrong

third-person singular presentoverthrongs
present participleoverthronging
past participleoverthronged
pastoverthronged

Origin of overthrong

From over- + throng.

Questions about overthrong

What does overthrong mean?
Overthrong means to overcrowd.
What part of speech is overthrong?
Overthrong is a verb.
What is the past tense of overthrong?
The past tense of overthrong is overthronged.

Words near overthrong in the dictionary

  1. overthoughtfulness
  2. overthoughts
  3. overthrew
  4. overthriftiness
  5. overthrifty
  6. overthrong
  7. overthronged
  8. overthronging
  9. overthrongs
  10. overthrow
  11. overthrowable

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