English Explanatory Dictionary

overwash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wash too much or too often.
  2. To wash or flood over.
  3. To become flooded.
noun
  1. The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.

Word forms

overwash overwashes overwashing overwashed

Etymology

From over- + wash.

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