overhale

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verb

To draw or haul over; overhaul.

OriginMiddle English overhalen →
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Meanings

verboverhale (third-person singular simple present overhales, present participle overhaling, simple past and past participle overhaled)

present singular third person overhales · participle present overhaling · participle past overhaled · past overhaled

  1. transitiveTo draw or haul over; overhaul.
  2. transitiveTo overcome.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoverhalen
  2. Englishoverhale

From Middle English overhalen, equivalent to over- + hale. Cognate with Dutch overhalen, Danish overhale, Swedish överhala.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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