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单词 overbend
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overbendn.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəbɛnd/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌbɛnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bend n.4
Etymology: < over- prefix + bend n.4
The curved stretch of pipe above the point of inflection in an S-shaped length of pipeline being lowered on to the seabed from a barge. Cf. sagbend n. at sag n.2 Compounds. Frequently attributive.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > oil and natural gas recovery equipment > [noun] > pipe-line > specific stretch of
overbend1969
sagbend1969
1969 Preprints 1st Ann. Offshore Technol. Conf. 2 38/1 As the lay barge proceeds into deep water the articulated stinger curves downward and the suspended pipe span acquires a distinct S-shaped curve. The upper part of this curve, called the over-bend, is supported by the stinger.
1976 Offshore Platforms & Pipelining 130/1 The overbend is supported by rollers on the barge and stinger.
1991 Offshore (Nexis) Sept. 34 A 79 ft stinger provided additional overbend support to the bundle aft of the DB50.
1998 Oil & Gas Jrnl. (Nexis) 4 May 78 Modern computer programs are able to predict accurately actual stresses and strains in the pipe, taking into account nonlinear stress-strain relationships and effects of roller loads on the pipe in the overbend.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overbendv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbɛnd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbɛnd/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle overbent;
Forms: see over- prefix and bend v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bend v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + bend v. With sense 1 compare to bend over (see bend v.). With sense 2 compare overbent adj.
1.
a. transitive. To bend (something) over or to one side. Obsolete.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline [verb (transitive)] > cause to lean over
hieldOE
lean1423
overbenda1617
topple1648
a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 359 Like some bulrush that is ouer~bent with the strength and violence of a storme.
b. transitive. To bend or lean over (a person or thing).
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the world > space > relative position > high position > set in a high position [verb (transitive)] > occupy a height over or dominate
overstandeOE
overview1564
domain1589
command1610
supervise1624
overlook1632
domineer1812
overgaze1816
see1829
dominate1833
rake1842
overbendc1886
1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 168 Like Endymion, over-bent By dazzling Dian.
c1886 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 97 Her earliest stars, earlstars, stárs principal, overbend us.
1926 T. Hardy Poems of Past & Present in Coll. Poems 87 They paused at a spot Overbending the Race—That engulphing, ghast, sinister place—Whither headlong they plunged.
c. intransitive. To bend or stoop over; to bend too much. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > bend down
stoopc893
bowOE
aloutOE
fold13..
bendc1374
courbe1377
curb1377
inclinec1390
declinea1400
nuzzlec1450
buckle1600
doup1694
huckle1854
overbend1856
1856 J. G. Whittier Ranger 71 Overbending, till she's blending With the flaxen skein she's tending..Sits she.
2.
a. transitive. To bend (something) too much. Also intransitive.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curve or bend [verb (transitive)] > excessively
overbend1624
overbow1639
1624 J. Donne Deuotions xii. 290 Vpon misplacing, or ouer-bending our naturall faculties.
1986 Pract. Woodworking July 339/2 Bend the arm bow first,..ease the bow off..and give the cramp screw several more turns so as to ‘overbend’ the bow.
1989 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 6 May 4 My pole is too small. I'm too big for it. It overbends.
1997 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 Dec. g9 Don't overbend the knee to touch the kneecap to the chest.
b. intransitive. Equestrianism. Of a horse: to hold its head in an unnaturally low position. Also transitive (of a rider): to cause (a horse) to do this.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [verb (intransitive)] > move head
chacka1522
to beat upon the hand1607
bore1731
overbend1953
1953 H. Wynmalen Dressage v. 65 If the length of the rein is such that he cannot get his head up, he may lower his neck, stretch it downward and go over his bridle, that is to say overbend with low headcarriage.
1988 Riding June 49/3 The hop into canter arises from the shortening of the muscles along the neck and back, often as a result of being overbent to the inside by the rider.
2000 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Horses Suppl.) When a horse overbends it is generally a form of evasion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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