overspring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over.

Word forms

overspring oversprings overspringing oversprang oversprung

Etymology

From Middle English overspringen, equivalent to over- + spring. Compare Dutch overspringen, German überspringen.

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