overbend1
/ˈəʊvəbɛnd/noun
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.
Origin
1960s. From over- + bend.
overbend2
/ˌəʊvəˈbɛnd/verb
1 [with object] To bend (something) too much.
2 [no 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
Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + bend. With sense 1 compare to bend over.
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