Meanings
verboverlash (third-person singular simple present overlashes, present participle overlashing, simple past and past participle overlashed)
present singular third person overlashes · participle present overlashing · participle past overlashed · past overlashed
- To physically tie additional wires or cables to those that are already attached to a utility pole, accommodating any additional strands of fiber or coaxial cable on existing pole attachments
- broadlyobsoleteTo exaggerate.
it being well known , that they in their encomiastic speeches , as orators are wont , following the heat and gaiety of fancy , do sometimes overlash
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC
Origin
From over- + lash. Compare dialectal English lash (“extravagant”), lashing (“lavish”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with overlash
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
overlash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlash
MLA
“overlash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlash. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overlash,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlash.
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