overstrike

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ strike. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (UK) /ˈəʊvəstɹʌɪk/ (noun) IPA(key): (UK) /əʊvəˈstɹʌɪk/ (verb) === Verb === overstrike (third-person singular simple present overstrikes, present participle overstriking, simple past overstruck, past participle overstruck or (rare) overstricken) (obsolete, reflexive) To overreach oneself while striking. [16th c.] (transitive) 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.). [from 20th c.] (transitive) To strike (something) too hard. [from 20th c.] === Noun === overstrike (countable and uncountable, plural overstrikes) (numismatics) A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once. [from 20th c.] (typography) The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł. [from 20th c.] (computing, uncountable) overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them) === Anagrams === strikeover