"oversweep" meaning in All languages combined

See oversweep on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: oversweeps [present, singular, third-person], oversweeping [participle, present], overswept [participle, past], overswept [past]
Etymology: From over- + sweep. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|sweep}} over- + sweep Head templates: {{en-verb|oversweeps|oversweeping|overswept}} oversweep (third-person singular simple present oversweeps, present participle oversweeping, simple past and past participle overswept)
  1. (transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-oversweep-en-verb-i1XJg5Y2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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