Overspeed

Quick meaning: Overspeed is a verb meaning (intransitive) To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.

Meaning

(intransitive) To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.

More Meanings

1. (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, chiefly mechanics) To operate an engine or machine too fast.
2. (India, intransitive) To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.
3. Speed that exceeds a reasonable or permitted rate.

Example Sentences

Trashes are clogs strapped round the neck of a dog to prevent his overspeed.

The device should be periodically tested by overspeeding the engine say once a month.

Caully-flowers over-speeding to pome and head..should be quite erradicated ^([sic – meaning eradicated]).

Protection devices are provided for engine and locomotive overspeed (maximum service speed is set at 90 m.p.h.); [...].

Word Forms

• overspeeds
• overspeeding
• oversped
• overspeeded

Antonyms for overspeed

Common opposites include underspeed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overshoot, overdrive, overstep, overwalk, overrun, overlash.

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