"overwash" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overwashes [plural]
Etymology: over- + wash Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|wash}} over- + wash Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overwash (countable and uncountable, plural overwashes)
  1. The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overwash-en-noun-lcaceixE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 9 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 52 29 19

Verb

Forms: overwashes [present, singular, third-person], overwashing [participle, present], overwashed [participle, past], overwashed [past]
Etymology: over- + wash Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|wash}} over- + wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} overwash (third-person singular simple present overwashes, present participle overwashing, simple past and past participle overwashed)
  1. (transitive) To wash too much or too often. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overwash-en-verb-ep4f0Zd5
  2. (intransitive) To become flooded. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-overwash-en-verb-2zGm5t4s

Inflected forms

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