overclimb en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English overclimben, from Old English oferclimban, equivalent to over- + climb.
Meanings
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To climb over.
This fatal gin thus overclamb our walls
1557 July 1, Virgil, “The Second Boke of Virgiles Aenæis”, in Henry [Howard, Earl] of Surrey, transl., edited by William Bolland, Certain Bokes of Virgiles Aenaeis, Turned into English Meter ([Roxburghe Club Publications; I]), London: […] A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1814, →OCLC:
- To climb excessively
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overclimbs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overclimbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overclimbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overclimbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |