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overbow

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbəʊ/

The English word “overbow” has 10 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To arch over.
  2. To bow or bend (something) over beyond its natural trajectory; to bend in a contrary direction.
  3. To bend too far.
  4. To overburden.
  5. To provide (an archer) with a bow that requires more strength than the archer can fully draw.
  6. To use a bow that requires more strength than the archer can fully draw.
  7. To use too much pressure when playing a stringed instrument using a bow.
  8. To show excessive deference toward by too much bowing.

noun

  1. A structural piece that arches over another piece.

adjective

  1. Extending beyond the bow (front of a ship)

Etymology

From over- + bow.

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