overstrew en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + strew.
Meanings
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To strew or scatter over.
Hot ordnance split and shiver and rebound, And firelocks fouled and flintless overstrew the ground.
1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts, Part III, Act III, Scene III, page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overstrewn | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overstrewing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overstrewed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overstrews | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |