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overclimb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-climb
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To climb over.

verb

To climb excessively

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English overclimben, from Old English oferclimban, equivalent to over- + climb.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: overclimben, oferclimban

Inflected Forms

overclimbs (present, singular) overclimbing (participle, present) overclimbed (participle, past) overclimbed (past)

Questions

What does overclimb mean?
To climb over.
Where does overclimb come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce overclimb

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