"overshow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overshows [plural]
Etymology: From over- + show. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|show}} over- + show Head templates: {{en-noun}} overshow (plural overshows)
  1. An excessive show or display.
    Sense id: en-overshow-en-noun-U4X8Rso- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13

Verb

Forms: overshows [present, singular, third-person], overshowing [participle, present], overshowed [past], overshown [participle, past]
Etymology: From over- + show. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|show}} over- + show Head templates: {{en-verb||||overshown}} overshow (third-person singular simple present overshows, present participle overshowing, simple past overshowed, past participle overshown)
  1. (transitive) to show excessively or too much Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overshow-en-verb-J1tBX1BG Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 46 54

Inflected forms

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