"overtill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overtills [present, singular, third-person], overtilling [participle, present], overtilled [participle, past], overtilled [past]
Etymology: From over- + till. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|till}} over- + till Head templates: {{en-verb}} overtill (third-person singular simple present overtills, present participle overtilling, simple past and past participle overtilled)
  1. (ambitransitive, agriculture) To till too much. Tags: ambitransitive Categories (topical): Agriculture

Inflected forms

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