overcut
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌkʌt/
- Specialized
- The engineer examined the specifications and found that the flange had an overcut dimension beyond what was intended.
Examples
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The forests that are overcut have value, but there is value, too, in the social benefits provided by the timber industry.
Academic text (1990) -
The relatively brief time in Oregon history (mostly the 1980s) when the forests were overcut was due to buyouts by companies who didn't have a stake here.
Blog text (20) -
When a river is drawn down or a watershed is overcut, more than aesthetics and wildlife are threatened; apart from the impact on the recreation industry, the very industry that the resource is exploited for is often threatened.
Academic text (1990) -
A dream state would explain Daniels's haphazard, overcut style, and some (though probably not all) of the characters' behavior; much of The Paperboy consists of actors standing around eyeing each other uncomfortably while nonsensical detective work happens off screen.
Blog text (5) -
Specifications required the overcut annulus between the outside surface of the pipe and the surrounding rock to be pressure grouted with a bentonite-cement grout after pipe placement (jacking or pulling) was completed.
Academic text (1996) -
The carpenter noticed an overcut on the edge of the table, making it uneven.
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After machining the part, there was a noticeable overcut that required sanding down.
Synonyms
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7.7
Taking more trees or rock than allowed, causing harm to the land
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overcut is a name for a place where a cut has gone too far. It joins over- meaning 'beyond' and cut meaning 'to cut', so an overcut is a notch or groove where the tool went 'beyond' the intended line.