OVERWASH

Etymology

Verb

overwash (third-person singular simple present overwashes, present participle overwashing, simple past and past participle overwashed)

(transitive) To wash too much or too often.

(intransitive) To become flooded.

Noun

overwash (countable and uncountable, plural overwashes)

The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.

Anagrams

• wash over, washover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*wash", v. t.

Definition: To overflow. Holinshed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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