overstand

About 0.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
2. verb To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
3. verb To sail (to the mark) at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle; to go beyond (the layline).
4. verb To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
5. noun The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.
6. verb : To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.

Similar words

overstay outstay oversit overkeep overwait overrun oversteep overwalk overstrive overstretch

Often followed by

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