overcut
/ˈoʊvərkʌt/
verb
- To cut too much or too deeply, often resulting in damage or waste.
- The barber overcut my hair, leaving it uneven.
- Be careful not to overcut the fabric, or the dress will be too short.
- If you overcut the tree branch, you might harm the trunk.
noun
- A cut that is too deep or too long, especially in materials like wood, metal, or fabric.
- An overcut in the metal sheet made it unusable for the project.
- She noticed an overcut in the pattern and had to start over.
- The carpenter had to fix an overcut in the wooden plank.