overstand

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- +‎ stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”). ==== Verb ==== overstand (third-person singular simple present overstands, present participle overstanding, simple past and past participle overstood) (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. ==== Noun ==== overstand (plural overstands) (lutherie) The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument. === Etymology 2 === Blend of over +‎ understand, coined in Rastafarianism before 1965. ==== Verb ==== overstand (third-person singular simple present overstands, present participle overstanding, simple past and past participle overstood) (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully. Synonyms: get, grok ==== See also ==== innerstanding === Anagrams === standover == Dutch == === Etymology === From over +‎ stand. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: over‧stand === Noun === overstand m (plural overstanden, diminutive overstandje n) an amount which is outstanding, a remaining debt