"overcatch" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overcatches [present, singular, third-person], overcatching [participle, present], overcaught [participle, past], overcaught [past]
Etymology: From over- + catch. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|over|catch}} over- + catch Head templates: {{en-verb|overcatches|overcatching|overcaught}} overcatch (third-person singular simple present overcatches, present participle overcatching, simple past and past participle overcaught)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To overtake. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-overcatch-en-verb-O6aN64gr Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 49 51
  2. To catch too many; to overfish.
    Sense id: en-overcatch-en-verb-rSx0~qEl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

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