Sekirov Dictionary

overspeed

UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈspiːd/US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌspid/

verb 3
noun 1
forms 4

verb3

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To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.
- Caully-flowers over-speeding to pome and head..should be quite erradicated ^([sic – meaning eradicated]). — 1691
(India) To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.
•
To operate an engine or machine too fast.
- The device should be periodically tested by overspeeding the engine say once a month. — 1949

noun1

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Speed that exceeds a reasonable or permitted rate.
- Trashes are clogs strapped round the neck of a dog to prevent his overspeed. — 1826

forms

oversped · overspeeded · overspeeding · overspeeds

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