"overburn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: overburns [plural]
Etymology: over- + burn Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|burn|}} over- + burn Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} overburn (usually uncountable, plural overburns)
  1. (rare) An excessive burning. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually Related terms: burnout [noun], overfired
    Sense id: en-overburn-en-noun--2N70qzI

Verb [English]

Forms: overburns [present, singular, third-person], overburning [participle, present], overburned [participle, past], overburned [past], overburnt [participle, past], overburnt [past]
Etymology: over- + burn Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|burn|}} over- + burn Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=overburnt}} overburn (third-person singular simple present overburns, present participle overburning, simple past and past participle overburned or overburnt)
  1. (transitive) To burn too much or for too long. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overburn-en-verb-GohtN5v2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 37 26 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 23 38 25 13
  2. (transitive, computing) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-overburn-en-verb-bun8opja Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (intransitive, figurative) To be overzealous. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-overburn-en-verb-34t5RO9i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: burn out [verb], overfire [verb]

Inflected forms

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