Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overtrap
Participle: overtrapped
Gerund: overtrapping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overtrap |
| you | overtrap |
| he;she;it | overtraps |
| we | overtrap |
| you | overtrap |
| they | overtrap |
Perfect
| I | have overtrapped |
| you | have overtrapped |
| he;she;it | has overtrapped |
| we | have overtrapped |
| you | have overtrapped |
| they | have overtrapped |
Past
| I | overtrapped |
| you | overtrapped |
| he;she;it | overtrapped |
| we | overtrapped |
| you | overtrapped |
| they | overtrapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had overtrapped |
| you | had overtrapped |
| he;she;it | had overtrapped |
| we | had overtrapped |
| you | had overtrapped |
| they | had overtrapped |
Future
| I | will overtrap |
| you | will overtrap |
| he;she;it | will overtrap |
| we | will overtrap |
| you | will overtrap |
| they | will overtrap |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overtrapped |
| you | will have overtrapped |
| he;she;it | will have overtrapped |
| we | will have overtrapped |
| you | will have overtrapped |
| they | will have overtrapped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overtrap |
| you | overtrap |
| he;she;it | overtrap |
| we | overtrap |
| you | overtrap |
| they | overtrap |
Perfect
| I | have overtrapped |
| you | have overtrapped |
| he;she;it | have overtrapped |
| we | have overtrapped |
| you | have overtrapped |
| they | have overtrapped |
Imperfect
| I | overtrapped |
| you | overtrapped |
| he;she;it | overtrapped |
| we | overtrapped |
| you | overtrapped |
| they | overtrapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had overtrapped |
| you | had overtrapped |
| he;she;it | had overtrapped |
| we | had overtrapped |
| you | had overtrapped |
| they | had overtrapped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overtrap |
| you | would overtrap |
| he;she;it | would overtrap |
| we | would overtrap |
| you | would overtrap |
| they | would overtrap |
Perfect
| I | would have overtrapped |
| you | would have overtrapped |
| he;she;it | would have overtrapped |
| we | would have overtrapped |
| you | would have overtrapped |
| they | would have overtrapped |
Imperative
| you | overtrap |
| we | Let's overtrap |
| you | overtrap |
Verbs conjugated like 'overtrap'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overtrap'
overtrip,
overwrap,
overcram,
overcrop,
overdraw,
overdrop,
overheap,
overlap,
overleap,
overnap,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From over- + trap.
Sample Sentences
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[...] from the Europeans, they began to overtrap the forests in search of pelts to trade. To overtrap is to kill too many animals, causing the animal population to decrease. [2005, Janet Palazzo-Craig, The Ojibwe of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, →ISBN, page 33:]
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Overtrapping can occur under some situations, but it has been the experience of trappers and marsh-owners generally that it is almost impossible to overtrap a normal muskrat population. It is far better to overtrap an area than to undertrap it. Keep populations of predators, as foxes, raccoons, and minks within reasonable limits. The annual drain on the muskrat by predators may become very serious. [1950, Circular:]
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[C]oyotes[,] particularly, will pull out if they happen to spot one of their own kind tangled in the traps. A smart one will vamoose even if it spots a trap sprung or a rabbit in it. That's one reason why you can overtrap a territory, too. [1952, American Woodsman:]