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overcut

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ʌt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Excessively cut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: adjective, error-misspelling, participle

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or result of excessive cutting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An opening resulting from such cutting; an extreme incision or wound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A pit stop strategy in which a driver seeks to gain an advantage over someone else by pitting after them and running in clean air to make up time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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Antonyms: undercut

5

verb

Meaning 5

To cut excessively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To employ the overcut strategy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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History

Etymology

From over- + cut.