overbend

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ bend. === Verb === overbend (third-person singular simple present overbends, present participle overbending, simple past and past participle overbent) To bend over. To bend to excess; to bend farther than the desired or intended amount. (guitar) To increase the tension on a string at the fret, causing the note to sharpen. (harmonica) To overblow or overdraw in order to create a note that is sharper; to move the point in the mouth where airflow is narrowest forward. === Noun === overbend (plural overbends) The portion of a pipeline that curves downward from a higher level to the inflection point where the surface holding the upper part is no longer supporting the pipe. An instance of overbending (bending too far). The amount by which a material has been overbent. (guitar) A note that is played sharp due to overbending. (harmonica) A note that is played sharp due to overbending. === Anagrams === bend over