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overtightened

overtightened is the simple past and past participle of overtighten.

Meaning of overtighten

Verb

overtighten (third-person singular simple present overtightens, present participle overtightening, simple past and past participle overtightened)

  1. (transitive) To tighten too much.

Questions about overtightened

What is overtightened the simple past and past participle of?
Overtightened is the simple past and past participle of overtighten.

Words near overtightened in the dictionary

  1. overthwart
  2. overthwartly
  3. overthwartness
  4. overtight
  5. overtighten
  6. overtightened
  7. overtightening
  8. overtightens
  9. overtightly
  10. overtightness
  11. overtilde

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