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overlick

English

Etymology

over- +? lick

Verb

overlick (third-person singular simple present overlicks, present participle overlicking, simple past and past participle overlicked)

  1. (transitive) To lick over.
  2. (transitive) To lick too much or too often.
    an overlicked paw

Anagrams

  • liverock

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overlock

English

Etymology

over- +? lock

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???v??l?k/
  • Hyphenation: over?lock

Noun

overlock (plural overlocks)

  1. (sewing) A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.

Verb

overlock (third-person singular simple present overlocks, present participle overlocking, simple past and past participle overlocked)

  1. (sewing) To stitch in this manner.
  2. (transitive) To make the bolt of a lock go too far.
    • 1857, Thomas Stewart Traill, The Encyclopaedia Britannica
      The way to open it, then, is to turn the key the other way, as if to overlock the bolt […]

Synonyms

  • merrow
  • overedge
  • serge

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