"overbeat" meaning in English

See overbeat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overbeats [present, singular, third-person], overbeating [participle, present], overbeat [past], overbeaten [participle, past]
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To beat (eggs, cream, etc.) for too long, impairing the texture."
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