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  1. overstandverb

    to stand or insist too much, too long; overstay

  2. overstandverb

    to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline

  3. overstandverb

    to have complete or intutitive comprehension, to grok

  4. Etymology: from Old English oferstandan (ofer + standan).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Overstandverb

    To stand too much upon conditions.

    Etymology: over and stand.

    Her’s they shall be, since you refuse the price;
    What madman would o’erstand his market twice. Dryd.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Overstand

    ō-vėr-stand′, v.t. to stand too strictly on the conditions of.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overstand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overstand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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