Overstack

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To stack too high. transitive

    "The dangers of the Bering Sea are heightened in the smaller boats and are exacerbated even more by fishermen who feel the need to overstack the decks with pots in order to compete with the larger boats."

Synonyms

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overpile

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"The dangers of the Bering Sea are heightened in the smaller boats and are exacerbated even more by fishermen who feel the need to overstack the decks with pots in order to compete with the larger boats."

Etymology

From over- + stack.

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