overbreak

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To cave in near the edge of an excavation.
2. verb To get over; recover from.

   He was never able to overbreak his rheumatism.

3. noun Rock or earth excavated beyond the planned extent; caving in of material near the edge of an excavation.

Similar words

overfall collapse upbreak excave cave in overrun forbreak incave overreach cave

Often followed by

and is in was can or of at