overwax

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verb

To apply too much wax to.

“an overwaxed floor”

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Meanings

verboverwax (third-person singular simple present overwaxes, present participle overwaxing, simple past and past participle overwaxed)

present singular third person overwaxes · participle present overwaxing · participle past overwaxed · past overwaxed

  1. transitiveTo apply too much wax to.

    an overwaxed floor

  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo wax or grow too rapidly or too much.

Origin

From over- + wax.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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