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Definition of overcut in English: overcutnoun ˈəʊvəkʌt 1Mining. A cut at or near roof level in a seam. 2Engineering. In electrochemical machining: the distance between the outside surface of the cathode and the side of the cut in the part being machined.
adjective ˈəʊvəkʌt That has been cut too much; overharvested; (of text) excessively abridged.
verb ˈəʊvəkʌt 1To cut or engrave so as to cover or efface (an earlier mark). 2with object Forestry. To harvest (timber) at an unsustainably high rate. 3no object US. To accumulate an excessive number of unexcused absences from classes, chapel services, etc., especially in violation of an institution's attendance policy. Also with object. Now rare. 4with object Mining. To cut (a seam) at or near roof level. 5no object To cut or produce a groove in a gramophone record with such amplitude as to run into an adjacent groove. 6with object To cut or trim more than is usual or desirable.
Origin Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut 1940s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review. From over- + cut, after overcut mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut. Definition of overcut in US English: overcutnounˈəʊvəkʌt 1Mining. A cut at or near roof level in a seam. 2Engineering. In electrochemical machining: the distance between the outside surface of the cathode and the side of the cut in the part being machined.
adjectiveˈəʊvəkʌt That has been cut too much; overharvested; (of text) excessively abridged.
verbˈəʊvəkʌt 1To cut or engrave so as to cover or efface (an earlier mark). 2with object Forestry. To harvest (timber) at an unsustainably high rate. 3no object US. To accumulate an excessive number of unexcused absences from classes, chapel services, etc., especially in violation of an institution's attendance policy. Also with object. Now rare. 4with object Mining. To cut (a seam) at or near roof level. 5no object To cut or produce a groove in a gramophone record with such amplitude as to run into an adjacent groove. 6with object To cut or trim more than is usual or desirable.
Origin Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut<br>1940s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review. From over- + cut, after overcut<br>mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut. |