"overshower" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overshowers [present, singular, third-person], overshowering [participle, present], overshowered [participle, past], overshowered [past]
Etymology: over- + shower Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|shower}} over- + shower Head templates: {{en-verb}} overshower (third-person singular simple present overshowers, present participle overshowering, simple past and past participle overshowered)
  1. (transitive) To shower from above; to dispense liberally to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overshower-en-verb-pRksk7hD Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 51 49
  2. (intransitive) To shower (wash one's body in a shower) too much or too long. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-overshower-en-verb-maxG6gP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 51 49

Inflected forms

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