Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-hunt
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc.) too much.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Steller's sea cow was overhunted and became extinct in the 18th century."

Etymology

From over- + hunt.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overhunts (present, singular) overhunting (participle, present) overhunted (participle, past) overhunted (past)

Questions

What does overhunt mean?: To hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc.) too much.
Where does overhunt come from?: From over- + hunt.

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