overdash

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noun

A dash (symbol) placed above something.

“The boat was overdashed with sea spray.”

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Meanings

nounoverdash (plural overdashes)

plural overdashes

  1. A dash (symbol) placed above something.
verboverdash (third-person singular simple present overdashes, present participle overdashing, simple past and past participle overdashed)

present singular third person overdashes · participle present overdashing · participle past overdashed · past overdashed

  1. transitiveTo place a dash (symbol) above.
  2. transitiveTo sprinkle or splatter from above.

    The boat was overdashed with sea spray.

Origin

over- + dash

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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