"oversteer" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: oversteer [canonical], oversteers [third-person, singular], oversteered [past], oversteered [past, participle], oversteering [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + steer Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|steer}} over- + steer Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you oversteer your vehicle, you lose control of it and turn more sharply.
    Sense id: simple-oversteer-en-verb-aLdCwcw9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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