"overwax" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overwaxes [present, singular, third-person], overwaxing [participle, present], overwaxed [participle, past], overwaxed [past]
Etymology: over- + wax Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|wax}} over- + wax Head templates: {{en-verb}} overwax (third-person singular simple present overwaxes, present participle overwaxing, simple past and past participle overwaxed)
  1. (transitive) To apply too much wax to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overwax-en-verb-g3-GKjHc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-overwax-en-verb-6XIEFtkN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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