overbore

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From over- + bore. ==== Adjective ==== overbore (not comparable) (firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel. ==== Verb ==== overbore (third-person singular simple present overbores, present participle overboring, simple past and past participle overbored) (firearms, transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel. (automotive, of cylinders or the engine containing them) To bore out more than is usual for the design; especially, to bore out to a degree that pushes the limit regarding the wall thickness of the casting. ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== overbore simple past and past participle of overbear === Anagrams === overrobe