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overtilt

overtilt verb: to tip over; to upset.

Verb

overtilt (third-person singular simple present overtilts, present participle overtilting, simple past and past participle overtilted)

  1. (transitive) To tip over; to upset.
  2. (transitive) To tilt too far.
    • Do not overtilt the patient's head.

Forms of overtilt

third-person singular presentovertilts
present participleovertilting
past participleovertilted
pastovertilted

Origin of overtilt

From over- + tilt.

Questions about overtilt

What does overtilt mean?
Overtilt means to tip over; to upset.
What part of speech is overtilt?
Overtilt is a verb.
What is the past tense of overtilt?
The past tense of overtilt is overtilted.

Words near overtilt in the dictionary

  1. overtill
  2. overtillage
  3. overtilled
  4. overtilling
  5. overtills
  6. overtilt
  7. overtilted
  8. overtilting
  9. overtilts
  10. overtime
  11. overtime ban

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