"overbeat" meaning in All languages combined

See overbeat on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overbeats [present, singular, third-person], overbeating [participle, present], overbeat [past], overbeaten [participle, past]
Etymology: over- + beat Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|beat}} over- + beat Head templates: {{en-verb|overbeats|overbeating|overbeat|overbeaten}} overbeat (third-person singular simple present overbeats, present participle overbeating, simple past overbeat, past participle overbeaten)
  1. (transitive) To beat (eggs, cream, etc.) for too long, impairing the texture. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overbeat-en-verb-SBc0Ihg0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overbeat meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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