overhollow

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verb

To hollow excessively.

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Meanings

verboverhollow (third-person singular simple present overhollows, present participle overhollowing, simple past and past participle overhollowed)

present singular third person overhollows · participle present overhollowing · participle past overhollowed · past overhollowed

  1. transitiveTo hollow excessively.

    Many individuals who normally have a good standing posture overhollow the lower back under some conditions as, for instance, when they wear high heels, after they have been standing for a long time, when they raise their arms […]

    1959, Loraine Frost, Posture and Body Mechanics (Revised), page 8

Origin

From over- + hollow.

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APA

overhollow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhollow

MLA

“overhollow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhollow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhollow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhollow.

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