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overtill

overtill verb: to till too much.

Verb

overtill (third-person singular simple present overtills, present participle overtilling, simple past and past participle overtilled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To till too much.
    • Avoid overtilling the soil, as this may damage it.

Forms of overtill

third-person singular presentovertills
present participleovertilling
past participleovertilled
pastovertilled

Origin of overtill

From over- + till.

Questions about overtill

What does overtill mean?
Overtill means to till too much.
What part of speech is overtill?
Overtill is a verb.
What is the past tense of overtill?
The past tense of overtill is overtilled.

Words near overtill in the dictionary

  1. overtightens
  2. overtightly
  3. overtightness
  4. overtilde
  5. overtildes
  6. overtill
  7. overtillage
  8. overtilled
  9. overtilling
  10. overtills
  11. overtilt

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