overclear - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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overclear (third-person singular simple present overclears, present participle overclearing, simple past and past participle overcleared)
- (transitive) To make too clear, or translucent.
1946, Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa:
Unfortunately, this medium tends to overclear specimens, especially the less heavily chitinized species.
1983, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada:
However, care must be taken not to overclear the specimens otherwise details of the clypeolabral plates may be obscured.
- (transitive) To pass, without collision, by too great a distance; to go too far beyond.
- Mastering Mountain Bike Skills: 2nd Edition (page 159)
- Straighten your bars. Turn the wheel in the direction you want to go; then begin to straighten your arms and legs. At this speed it's easy to overclear the downslope, so really push your bike down to catch the backside.
- Mastering Mountain Bike Skills: 2nd Edition (page 159)
overclear (not comparable)
- (in negative constructions) Especially clear or comprehensible.
The phrasing of the new law is not overclear to a layman.