overcut

English

Alternative forms

• over-cut

Etymology

From over- +‎ cut.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌt

Verb

overcut (third-person singular simple present overcuts, present participle overcutting, simple past and past participle overcut)

1. (transitive) To cut excessively.
2. (motor racing) To employ the overcut strategy.

Adjective

overcut (comparative more overcut, superlative most overcut)

1. (participial adjective) Excessively cut.

Noun

overcut (usually uncountable, plural overcuts)

1. The act or result of excessive cutting.
2. An opening resulting from such cutting; an extreme incision or wound.
3. (motor racing) A pit stop strategy in which a driver seeks to gain an advantage over someone else by pitting after them and running in clean air to make up time.

   Antonym: undercut

Anagrams

• couvert, cutover