单词 | overbend |
释义 | overbendn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. 1. ΘΚΠ 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). ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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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