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overwire

overwire verb: to wire more, or to a greater level, than is necessary.

Verb

overwire (third-person singular simple present overwires, present participle overwiring, simple past and past participle overwired)

  1. (transitive) To wire more, or to a greater level, than is necessary.

Forms of overwire

third-person singular presentoverwires
present participleoverwiring
past participleoverwired
pastoverwired

Origin of overwire

From over- + wire.

Questions about overwire

What does overwire mean?
Overwire means to wire more, or to a greater level, than is necessary.
What part of speech is overwire?
Overwire is a verb.
What is the past tense of overwire?
The past tense of overwire is overwired.

Words near overwire in the dictionary

  1. overwinters
  2. overwipe
  3. overwiped
  4. overwipes
  5. overwiping
  6. overwire
  7. overwired
  8. overwires
  9. overwiring
  10. overwisdom
  11. overwise

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