"overcrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overcrows [present, singular, third-person], overcrowing [participle, present], overcrowed [participle, past], overcrowed [past]
Etymology: over- + crow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|crow}} over- + crow Head templates: {{en-verb}} overcrow (third-person singular simple present overcrows, present participle overcrowing, simple past and past participle overcrowed)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To take over. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-overcrow-en-verb-qygqV0zp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To crow over, as in triumph. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-overcrow-en-verb-BxLQqvGW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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