overspeed

ˌoʊvərˈspiːd

oversped

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Definition of overspeed - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

traffic

intr.

Rare

travel faster than the allowed speed limit

intr.

Rare

He was fined for overspeeding on the highway.

hurry

race

speed

mechanics

tr./intr.

Rare

operate a machine faster than recommended

tr./intr.

Rare

The technician warned not to overspeed the engine.

overclock

overdrive

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Origin of overspeed

Old English, ofer (over) + speed (haste)

Examples of overspeed in a sentence

The new law targets those who overspeed frequently.
He accidentally oversped the motor during testing.
The manual advises not to overspeed the drill.

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French:faire un excès de vitesse, accélérer, ...
German:rasen, überdrehen, ...
Italian:superare il limite di velocità, far andare troppo veloce, ...
Spanish:exceder la velocidad, sobrecargar, ...
Portuguese:exceder a velocidade, acelerar, ...
Chinese:超速, 超速运转, ...
Japanese:スピード違反をする, 過速度で動かす, ...
Arabic:تَجاوَزَ السُّرْعَة المُحَدَّدَة, شغل بسرعة زائدة, ...
Hebrew:לִנְסוֹעַ בְּמֵהִירוּת מוּפְרֶזֶת, לְהַרִיץ בִּמְהִירוּת, ...
Russian:превышать скорость, перегружать, ...
Ukrainian:перевищувати швидкість, переганяти, ...
Hindi:तेज़ गति से चलना, तेज चलाना, ...
Bengali:দ্রুত গাড়ি চালানো, অতিরিক্ত গতিতে চালাতে, ...
Catalan:córrer massa, sobrepassar la velocitat, ...
Czech:překročit rychlost, přetáčet, ...
Danish:køre for stærkt, overspeede, ...
Dutch:te hard rijden, te hard laten draaien, ...
Greek:υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτητας, υπερβαίνω ταχύτητα, ...
Hungarian:gyorshajtani, túlpörgetni, ...
Khmer:បើកបរលើសល្បឿនកំណត់, បើកម៉ាស៊ីនលឿនហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:속도를 초과하다, 과속하다, ...
Persian:سرعت غیرمجاز رفت, بیش از حد سرعت داد, ...
Polish:przekroczyć prędkość, ...
Portuguese (BR):exceder a velocidade, acelerar, ...
Romanian:a depăși viteza, a supratura, ...
Swedish:överhastighet, övervarva, ...
Thai:ขับรถเร็วเกินกำหนด, ใช้เครื่องยนต์เร็วเกินไป, ...
Turkish:hız sınırını aşmak, aşırı hızda çalıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:chạy quá tốc độ, vận hành quá tốc độ, ...

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