overstrike

/ˈəʊvəstɹʌɪk/
verb 3noun 3

Definitions

verb

1

To overreach oneself while striking.

For as he in his rage him overstrooke, / He, ere he could his weapon backe repaire, / His side all bare and naked overtooke, / And with his mortal steel quite through the body strooke.

2

To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).

3

To strike (something) too hard.

noun

1

A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.

2

The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł.

3

overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)

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