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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overstack en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + stack.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To stack too high.
    • The dangers of the Bering Sea are heightened in the smaller boats and are exacerbated even more by fishermen who feel the need to overstack the decks with pots in order to compete with the larger boats. 2010, Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner, Aleut Identities, page 123:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overstacked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overstacked Tense=Past lexicographic
overstacks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overstacking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic