English Explanatory Dictionary

overbreak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cave in near the edge of an excavation.
  2. To get over; recover from.
noun
  1. Rock or earth excavated beyond the planned extent; caving in of material near the edge of an excavation.

Word forms

overbreak overbreaks overbreaking overbroke overbroken

Etymology

From Middle English *overbreken, from Old English oferbrecan (“to transgress, violate”), equivalent to over- + break.

Related words

underbreak
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