verb · transitive

overbore

overbore · overbores · overbored · overboring

To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the…To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
To bore out more than is usual for the design; especially, to bore out to a degree that pushes the limit regarding the wall thickness of the casting.

Forms

overbores, overboring, overbored, overbored

Base form	overbore · to overbore
3rd person singular	overbores
Present participle	overboring
Past simple	overbored
Past participle	overbored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	overbore
he, she, it	overbores

Past simpleLesson

all persons

overbored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have overbored
he, she, it	has overbored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will overbore

Word family

3 related words

Relatedbackbore bore out oversquare

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle