"overswim" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overswims [present, singular, third-person], overswimming [participle, present], overswam [past], overswum [participle, past]
Etymology: over- + swim Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|swim}} over- + swim Head templates: {{en-verb|overswims|overswimming|overswam|overswum}} overswim (third-person singular simple present overswims, present participle overswimming, simple past overswam, past participle overswum)
  1. (transitive) To swim too fast or too strenuously. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overswim-en-verb-yz4xTEtx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 66 34
  2. (transitive, archaic, poetic) To flood or inundate. Tags: archaic, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-overswim-en-verb-RDcz4Xw5

Inflected forms

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