"overcompress" meaning in English

See overcompress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overcompresses [present, singular, third-person], overcompressing [participle, present], overcompressed [participle, past], overcompressed [past]
Etymology: over- + compress Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|compress}} over- + compress Head templates: {{en-verb}} overcompress (third-person singular simple present overcompresses, present participle overcompressing, simple past and past participle overcompressed)
  1. (transitive) To compress too much. Tags: transitive Related terms: overcompression
    Sense id: en-overcompress-en-verb-flviZtBu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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