overstrike
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Is overstrike a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of overstrike?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, reflexive) To overreach oneself while striking.Examples: "For as he in his rage him overstrooke, / He, ere he could his weapon backe repaire, / His side all bare and naked overtooke, / And with his mortal steel quite through the body strooke."obsoletereflexive
2. (transitive) To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).transitive
3. (transitive) To strike (something) too hard.transitive
noun (English)
1. (numismatics) A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.countableuncountable
2. (typography) The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł.countableuncountable
3. (computing, uncountable) overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)uncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary