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单词 overcut
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Definition of overcut in English:

overcut

noun ˈəʊvəkʌt
  • 1Mining. A cut at or near roof level in a seam.

  • 2Engineering. In electrochemical machining: the distance between the outside surface of the cathode and the side of the cut in the part being machined.

adjective ˈəʊvəkʌt
  • That has been cut too much; overharvested; (of text) excessively abridged.

verb ˈəʊvəkʌt
  • 1To cut or engrave so as to cover or efface (an earlier mark).

  • 2with object Forestry. To harvest (timber) at an unsustainably high rate.

  • 3no object US. To accumulate an excessive number of unexcused absences from classes, chapel services, etc., especially in violation of an institution's attendance policy. Also with object. Now rare.

  • 4with object Mining. To cut (a seam) at or near roof level.

  • 5no object To cut or produce a groove in a gramophone record with such amplitude as to run into an adjacent groove.

  • 6with object To cut or trim more than is usual or desirable.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut
1940s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review. From over- + cut, after overcut
mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut.

Definition of overcut in US English:

overcut

nounˈəʊvəkʌt
  • 1Mining. A cut at or near roof level in a seam.

  • 2Engineering. In electrochemical machining: the distance between the outside surface of the cathode and the side of the cut in the part being machined.

adjectiveˈəʊvəkʌt
  • That has been cut too much; overharvested; (of text) excessively abridged.

verbˈəʊvəkʌt
  • 1To cut or engrave so as to cover or efface (an earlier mark).

  • 2with object Forestry. To harvest (timber) at an unsustainably high rate.

  • 3no object US. To accumulate an excessive number of unexcused absences from classes, chapel services, etc., especially in violation of an institution's attendance policy. Also with object. Now rare.

  • 4with object Mining. To cut (a seam) at or near roof level.

  • 5no object To cut or produce a groove in a gramophone record with such amplitude as to run into an adjacent groove.

  • 6with object To cut or trim more than is usual or desirable.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut<br>1940s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review. From over- + cut, after overcut<br>mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut.

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