"oversalt" meaning in All languages combined

See oversalt on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: oversalts [present, singular, third-person], oversalting [participle, present], oversalted [participle, past], oversalted [past]
Etymology: over- + salt Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|salt}} over- + salt Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversalt (third-person singular simple present oversalts, present participle oversalting, simple past and past participle oversalted)
  1. (cooking) To add too much salt to (something) Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-oversalt-en-verb-cYH3lILy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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