In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OVERTYPE
Etymology
Noun
overtype (countable and uncountable, plural overtypes)
(computing, uncountable) A feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.
Synonyms: overstrike, typeover
(historical, countable) A kind of steam wagon having the engine above the cab.
Coordinate term: undertype
Verb
overtype (third-person singular simple present overtypes, present participle overtyping, simple past and past participle overtyped)
To type on top of something already typed.
Anagrams
• typeover
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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