Definitions from Wiktionary (overstand)
▸ verb: (rare) To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
▸ verb: (transitive) To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
▸ verb: (yachting, boat racing): To sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
▸ verb: (forestry, of a coppice): To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
▸ noun: (lutherie) The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.
▸ verb: (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.
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▸ verb: (rare) To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
▸ verb: (transitive) To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
▸ verb: (yachting, boat racing): To sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
▸ verb: (forestry, of a coppice): To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
▸ noun: (lutherie) The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.
▸ verb: (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.
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overstay,
outstay,
oversit,
overkeep,
overwait,
overrun,
oversteep,
overwalk,
overstrive,
overstretch,
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