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overbreak.

To cave in near the edge of an excavation.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To cave in near the edge of an excavation.

    intransitive
  2. To get over; recover from.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
    He was never able to overbreak his rheumatism.
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. Rock or earth excavated beyond the planned extent; caving in of material near the edge of an excavation.

Where this word comes from

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

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