"overspring" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: oversprings [present, singular, third-person], overspringing [participle, present], oversprang [past], oversprung [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English overspringen, equivalent to over- + spring. Compare Dutch overspringen, German überspringen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overspringen}} Middle English overspringen, {{prefix|en|over|spring|pos=verb}} over- + spring, {{cog|nl|overspringen}} Dutch overspringen, {{cog|de|überspringen}} German überspringen Head templates: {{en-verb|oversprings|overspringing|oversprang|oversprung}} overspring (third-person singular simple present oversprings, present participle overspringing, simple past oversprang, past participle oversprung)
  1. (transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overspring-en-verb-4SrGVTmc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English verbs prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over."
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