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Meaning of "overbulk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBULK

overbulk  [ˌəʊvəˈbʌlk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBULK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overbulk is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overbulk in English.

WHAT DOES OVERBULK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overbulk in the English dictionary

The definition of overbulk in the dictionary is to dwarf or loom over in an oppressive way.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERBULK

PRESENT

Present
I overbulk
you overbulk
he/she/it overbulks
we overbulk
you overbulk
they overbulk
Present continuous
I am overbulking
you are overbulking
he/she/it is overbulking
we are overbulking
you are overbulking
they are overbulking
Present perfect
I have overbulked
you have overbulked
he/she/it has overbulked
we have overbulked
you have overbulked
they have overbulked
Present perfect continuous
I have been overbulking
you have been overbulking
he/she/it has been overbulking
we have been overbulking
you have been overbulking
they have been overbulking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overbulked
you overbulked
he/she/it overbulked
we overbulked
you overbulked
they overbulked
Past continuous
I was overbulking
you were overbulking
he/she/it was overbulking
we were overbulking
you were overbulking
they were overbulking
Past perfect
I had overbulked
you had overbulked
he/she/it had overbulked
we had overbulked
you had overbulked
they had overbulked
Past perfect continuous
I had been overbulking
you had been overbulking
he/she/it had been overbulking
we had been overbulking
you had been overbulking
they had been overbulking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overbulk
you will overbulk
he/she/it will overbulk
we will overbulk
you will overbulk
they will overbulk
Future continuous
I will be overbulking
you will be overbulking
he/she/it will be overbulking
we will be overbulking
you will be overbulking
they will be overbulking
Future perfect
I will have overbulked
you will have overbulked
he/she/it will have overbulked
we will have overbulked
you will have overbulked
they will have overbulked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overbulking
you will have been overbulking
he/she/it will have been overbulking
we will have been overbulking
you will have been overbulking
they will have been overbulking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overbulk
you would overbulk
he/she/it would overbulk
we would overbulk
you would overbulk
they would overbulk
Conditional continuous
I would be overbulking
you would be overbulking
he/she/it would be overbulking
we would be overbulking
you would be overbulking
they would be overbulking
Conditional perfect
I would have overbulk
you would have overbulk
he/she/it would have overbulk
we would have overbulk
you would have overbulk
they would have overbulk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overbulking
you would have been overbulking
he/she/it would have been overbulking
we would have been overbulking
you would have been overbulking
they would have been overbulking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overbulk
we let´s overbulk
you overbulk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overbulk
Past participle
overbulked
Present Participle
overbulking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBULK


bulk
bʌlk
hulk
hʌlk
outbulk
ˌaʊtˈbʌlk
outsulk
ˌaʊtˈsʌlk
pulk
pʌlk
sculk
skʌlk
skulk
skʌlk
sulk
sʌlk
Sun.
sʌlk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBULK

overbreathing
overbred
overbreed
overbridge
overbrief
overbright
overbrim
overbroad
overbrow
overbrowse
overbrutal
overbuild
overbuilt
overburden
overburdened
overburdensome
overburn
overburthen
overbuy
overby

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBULK

baulk
caulk
chalk
cock of the walk
elk
folk
ilk
in baulk
in bulk
lk
milk
Nizam al-Mulk
Norfolk
silk
Suffolk
talk
talk the talk
walk
waulk
you can talk

Synonyms and antonyms of overbulk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overbulk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBULK

Find out the translation of overbulk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overbulk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overbulk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overbulk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overbulk
570 millions of speakers

English

overbulk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overbulk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

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280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

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278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overbulk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overbulk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

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220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

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180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overbulk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overbulk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overbulk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overbulk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overbulk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉस्पिटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

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50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

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40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overbulk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overbulk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overbulk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBULK»

The term «overbulk» is normally little used and occupies the 143.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBULK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overbulk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overbulk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overbulk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBULK»

Discover the use of overbulk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overbulk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Works of Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida
Blunt wedges rive hard knots: the seeded pride 315 That hath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles must or now be cropp'd, Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil, To overbulk us all. Nest. Well, and how? Ulyss. This challenge that the  ...
William Shakespeare, William James Craig, Robert Hope Case, 1906
2
A Dictionary of the Language of Shakespeare
To Overbulk. To crush ; to overwhelm. The seeded pride In rank Achilles must or now be cropp'd, Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil, To overbulk us all. Troilus and Cressida, i. 3. To Overbuy. To pay too much for a thing. You bred him as ...
Swynfen Jervis, 1868
3
Shakspeare's play of Troilus and Cressida, with notes ...
This 'tis: — Blunt wedges rive hard knots : the seeded pride That hath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles must or now be cropped, Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil, To overbulk 2 us all. Nest. Well, and how ? Ulyss. This challenge ...
William Shakespeare, John Hunter (of Uxbridge), 1872
4
The Arden Edition of the Works of William Shakespeare
Blunt wedges rive hard knots : the seeded pride 315 That hath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles must or now be cropp'd, Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil, To overbulk us all. Nest. Well, and how ? Ulyss. This challenge that the ...
William Shakespeare, William H. Craig, 1906
5
Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, and All's Well ...
ULYSSES This 'tis: Blunt wedges rive hard knots; the seeded pride 316 That hath to this maturity blown up 317 In rank Achilles must or now be cropped 318 Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil 319 To overbulk us all. NESTOR Well, and  ...
William Shakespeare, 2009
6
The Works of Shakespeare ....: Troilus and Cressida, ed. by ...
To overbulk us all. Nest. Well, and how? 325 ment, Pointing on him. 330 If not Achilles? 335 340. 315. Blunt . . . knots] rough measures must be used in stubborn cases. 315-319. the seeded Pride . . . all] The figure is that of a plant of which, ...
William Shakespeare, William James Craig, Robert Hope Case, 1906
7
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
That hath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles, must or now be cropp'd, Or, shedding, breed a nursery 0 of like evil, To overbulk us all. Nest. Well, and how 7 ? Ulyss. This challenge that the gallant Hector sends, However it is spread in ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, 1821
8
The plays of William Shakespeare
This 'tis: Blunt wedges rive hard knots : The seeded pride That hath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles, must or now be cropp'd, Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil, To overbulk us all. Nest. Well, and how? Ulyss. This challenge that ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Nicholas Rowe, 1804
9
King Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida
This 'tis: Blunt Wedges rive hard knots: The seeded pride5 That hath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles, must or now be cropp'd, Or, shedding, breed a nursery 6 of like evil, To overbulk us all. NEST. Well, and how P 7 ULYss.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1803
10
Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. King Lear. Romeo and Juliet
This 'tis : Blunt wedges rive hard knots : The seeded pride That bath to this maturity blown up In rank Achilles, must or now be cropp'd, Or. shedding, breed a nursery of like evil,'i To overbulk us all. Nest. Well, and how '.' lflyss. This challenge ...
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, 1823

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERBULK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overbulk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Entourage's bright hot stars: Strutting in curve-hugging neon, the …
Mrs. Ari Gold, 44, also praises Pilates: "It's about lengthening and strengthening, so you're not going to overbulk yourself." Constance Zimmer. «Boston Herald, May 15»
2
What Jewelry to Wear with a Lightweight Cardigan Sweater
The sheerness of such a sweater allows it to be worn “over any dress or under any coat without causing you to overheat or overbulk. «Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, Aug 10»

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