Overstated vs Overskated - What's the difference?
overstated | overskated |
Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
(overstate)
(overskate)
(ice hockey) To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.
*{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 6, author=Lynn Zinser, title=After 3 Road Victories, Rangers Falter at Home, work=New York Times
, passage=Boyle’s goal, which came after Rangers defenseman Jason Strudwick overskated the puck behind the net to give the Kings an easy pass out front, came 13 minutes 8 seconds into the first period. }}
As verbs the difference between overstated and overskated
is that overstated is past tense of overstate while overskated is past tense of overskate.As an adjective overstated
is having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.overstated
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)overskated
English
Verb
(head)overskate
English
Verb
(overskat)citation