"overnet" meaning in English

See overnet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overnets [present, singular, third-person], overnetting [participle, present], overnetted [participle, past], overnetted [past]
Etymology: over- + net Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|net}} over- + net Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overnet (third-person singular simple present overnets, present participle overnetting, simple past and past participle overnetted)
  1. (transitive) To cover with a net or netting. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overnet-en-verb-8o5tk9uq
  2. To fish too much using nets.
    Sense id: en-overnet-en-verb-1BlVgEkx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 36 64

Inflected forms

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