overnet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ net

Verb[edit]

overnet (third-person singular simple present overnets, present participle overnetting, simple past and past participle overnetted)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a net or netting.
    • 2011, Mark Childress, A World Made of Fire, page 45:
      Just beyond, creosote posts were overnetted with chicken wire, on which church ladies in summer spread tablecloths and set out food.
  2. To fish too much using nets.

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