"overhandle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overhandles [present, singular, third-person], overhandling [participle, present], overhandled [participle, past], overhandled [past]
Rhymes: -ændəl Etymology: over- + handle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|handle}} over- + handle Head templates: {{en-verb}} overhandle (third-person singular simple present overhandles, present participle overhandling, simple past and past participle overhandled)
  1. (transitive) To handle excessively. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overhandle-en-verb-7RGqHSc2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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