overlift1
/ˈəʊvəlɪft/rare
noun
The action or an act of overlifting something.
- Originally: the process in a lock by which a bolt is secured when one of the tumblers is overlifted..
Origin
Mid 19th century. From overlift.
overlift2
/ˌəʊvəˈlɪft/verb
[with object] To lift too high; to raise beyond the proper point. Chiefly used with reference to a tumbler or detector in a lock.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Holland (1794–1872), poet and writer. From over- + lift.
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