overshake
overshake · overshakes · overshook · overshaken · overshaking
To shake too muchTo shake too much.
Meaning
2 sensesTo shake too much.
Always shake hands at a job interview, but try not to overshake.
(obsolete)To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.
Origin
From over- + shake.From over- + shake.
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Forms
overshakes, overshaking, overshook, overshaken| Base form | overshake · to overshake |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overshakes |
| Present participle | overshaking |
| Past simple | overshook |
| Past participle | overshaken |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.