"overbulk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overbulks [present, singular, third-person], overbulking [participle, present], overbulked [participle, past], overbulked [past]
Etymology: over- + bulk Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|bulk}} over- + bulk Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbulk (third-person singular simple present overbulks, present participle overbulking, simple past and past participle overbulked)
  1. To be more bulky than; to tower over.
    Sense id: en-overbulk-en-verb-ysRNZH4f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 70 30
  2. To make bulky
    Sense id: en-overbulk-en-verb-OkungR~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

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