Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overstrike

/əʊvəˈstɹʌɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-strike
IPA: /əʊvəˈstɹʌɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overreach oneself while striking.

Obsolete

verb

To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To strike (something) too hard.

Transitive verb

noun

A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For as he in his rage him overstrooke, / He, ere he could his weapon backe repaire, / His side all bare and naked overtooke, / And with his mortal steel quite through the body strooke."

Etymology

From over- + strike.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əʊvəˈstɹʌɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overstrikes (present, singular) overstriking (participle, present) overstruck (past) overstruck (participle, past) overstricken (participle, past) overstrikes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce overstrike?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈstɹʌɪk/.
What does overstrike mean?: To overreach oneself while striking.
Where does overstrike come from?: From over- + strike.

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