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overbow.

To arch over.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbəʊ/
  1. To arch over.

    poetic · transitive
  2. To bow or bend (something) over beyond its natural trajectory; to bend in a contrary direction.

    transitive
  3. To bend too far.

    intransitive
  4. To overburden.

    transitive
  5. To provide (an archer) with a bow that requires more strength than the archer can fully draw.

    transitive
  6. To use a bow that requires more strength than the archer can fully draw.

    intransitive
  7. To use too much pressure when playing a stringed instrument using a bow.

Where this word comes from

From over- + bow.

noun/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbəʊ/
  1. A structural piece that arches over another piece.

Where this word comes from

From over- + bow.

adj/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaʊ/
  1. Extending beyond the bow (front of a ship)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From over- + bow.

verb/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaʊ/
  1. To show excessive deference toward by too much bowing.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From over- + bow.

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