overskate

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verb

To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verboverskate (third-person singular simple present overskates, present participle overskating, simple past and past participle overskated)

present singular third person overskates · participle present overskating · participle past overskated · past overskated

  1. transitivehobbiesTo skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.

    Boyle’s goal, which came after Rangers defenseman Jason Strudwick overskated the puck behind the net to give the Kings an easy pass out front, came 13 minutes 8 seconds into the first period.

    2008 February 6, Lynn Zinser, “After 3 Road Victories, Rangers Falter at Home”, in New York Times

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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