EGAVE

overbow

Meaning

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

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