overswing

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verb

To swing too far.

“The golfer overswung and missed the ball completely.”

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Meanings

verboverswing (third-person singular simple present overswings, present participle overswinging, simple past and past participle overswung)

present singular third person overswings · participle present overswinging · participle past overswung · past overswung

  1. transitiveTo swing too far.

    The golfer overswung and missed the ball completely.

nounoverswing (plural overswings)

plural overswings

  1. An excessive swing

Origin

From over- + swing.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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