overstand English

Meaning overstand meaning

What does overstand mean?

overstand verb

— (rare) to stand or insist too much or too long; overstay

— (transitive) to stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.

— (yachting, boat racing): to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline

— (forestry, of a coppice): To be neglected and left uncut for too long.

overstand noun

— (lutherie) The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.

overstand verb

— (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): to have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully