overcark

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verb

To overcharge; overburden; harass.

OriginMiddle English overcarken →
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Meanings

verbovercark (third-person singular simple present overcarks, present participle overcarking, simple past and past participle overcarked)

present singular third person overcarks · participle present overcarking · participle past overcarked · past overcarked

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo overcharge; overburden; harass.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishovercarken
  2. Englishovercark

From Middle English overcarken, equivalent to over- + cark (“to worry”). More at over-, cark.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overrack
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APA

overcark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcark

MLA

“overcark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcark.

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