overpour en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + pour.
Meanings
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To pour an excessive amount.
For example, beverages other than water should be served in tall, skinny glasses; studies show that even professional bartenders overpour when the glass is short and wide.
2009 March 17, Tara Parker-Pope, “Who’s Cooking? (For Health, It Matters)”, in New York Times:
- To pour on top of something else.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpouring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpours | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overpoured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpoured | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
got 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (to pour an excessive amount)