overstack

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verb

To stack too high.

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Meanings

verboverstack (third-person singular simple present overstacks, present participle overstacking, simple past and past participle overstacked)

present singular third person overstacks · participle present overstacking · participle past overstacked · past overstacked

  1. transitiveTo stack too high.

    The dangers of the Bering Sea are heightened in the smaller boats and are exacerbated even more by fishermen who feel the need to overstack the decks with pots in order to compete with the larger boats.

    2010, Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner, Aleut Identities, page 123

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overpile

Origin

From over- + stack.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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