I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: over (III) + cut
1. : excessive cutting ; specifically : cutting of timber in excess of the annual growth of the forest
2. : an absence from class (as in a college) in excess of the number customarily allowed
3. : a cut (as in tennis) made with an overhand stroke
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb
Etymology: over (I) + cut
transitive verb
: to cut excessively ; specifically : to cut timber from (a forest) in excess of the annual growth or in excess of the annual estimate
intransitive verb
: to do excessive cutting ; specifically : to cut timber in excess