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overheap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-heap
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To heap too high; heap up excessively; supply too much of.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English overhepen (“to give overabundantly; exaggerate”), equivalent to over- + heap.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overheaps (present, singular) overheaping (participle, present) overheaped (participle, past) overheaped (past)

Questions

What does overheap mean?
To heap too high; heap up excessively; supply too much of.
Where does overheap come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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