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单词 overbend
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Definition of overbend in English:

overbend

noun ˈəʊvəbɛnd
  • 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. Compare "sagbend".

verb ˈəʊvəbɛnd
  • 1with object To bend (something) too much.

  • 2no object Equestrianism. Of a horse: to hold its head in an unnaturally low position. Also with object (of a rider): to cause (a horse) to do this.

Origin

1960s. From over- + bend
early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + bend. With sense 1 compare to bend over.

 
 

Definition of overbend in US English:

overbend

nounˈəʊvəbɛnd
  • 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. Compare "sagbend".

verbˈəʊvəbɛnd
  • 1with object To bend (something) too much.

  • 2no object Equestrianism. Of a horse: to hold its head in an unnaturally low position. Also with object (of a rider): to cause (a horse) to do this.

Origin

1960s. From over- + bend<br>early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + bend. With sense 1 compare to bend over.

 
 
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