Overpursue

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To pursue too far. transitive

    "Sometimes running to the football, you're going to overpursue, and he may break it all the way out back out the back door."

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"Sometimes running to the football, you're going to overpursue, and he may break it all the way out back out the back door."

Etymology

From over- + pursue.

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