overloop

English

Noun

overloop (plural overloops)

  1. Obsolete form of orlop.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for overloop in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌloːp/
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  • Hyphenation: o‧ver‧loop

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch overloop.

Noun

overloop m (plural overlopen, diminutive overloopje n)

  1. transition
    Synonym: overgang
  2. a landing, corridor between rooms on the upper floor of a house
  3. overflow, outlet for excess matter
  4. spillover, excess matter that has overflowed

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

overloop

  1. first-person singular present indicative of overlopen (when using a subclause)

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