overstand.
To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
Meaning & usage
To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
To sail (to the mark) at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle; to go beyond (the layline).
To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- + stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”).
The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- + stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”).
To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.
Where this word comes from
Blend of over + understand, coined in Rastafarianism before 1965.
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