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Etymology

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over- +‎ stack

Verb

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overstack (third-person singular simple present overstacks, present participle overstacking, simple past and past participle overstacked)

  1. (transitive) To stack too high.
    • 2010, Katherine L. Reedy-Maschner, Aleut Identities, page 123:
      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.