overswing

o·ver·swing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-swing]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈswɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-swing]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈswɪŋ/

Definitions of overswing word

verb without object overswing to swing too hard, hoping to apply more power. 1
verb overswing to swing too hard when hitting a ball 0

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Origin of overswing

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; over- + swing1

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Parts of speech for Overswing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overswing

overswing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

overswing usage trend in Literature

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