Meaning of overbend | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To bend over.
2. To bend to excess; to bend farther than the desired or intended amount.
3. To increase the tension on a string at the fret, causing the note to sharpen.
4. 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.

Examples

“The heavens grow wonderful with purple hue, Soft, rich and deep, peace giving to mine eyes. They overbend the square , Above whose entrance fair The arch , by the Republic set , doth rise In high triumphal state;”

“Long ranges of mountain unfold to the left, and here and there thick willows overbend the stream, where lock-tenders sit peacefully with their families before the cabin doorways.”

“Almost opposite Clarence House, and immediately adjoining the Swan Hotel, is a lofty and somewhat narrow structure of four storeys, whose twin gablets overhang and overbend the street in quite a serious manner.”

“About half a mile from St. John's College is the termination of a natural terrace, with the Cherwell close under it, in some places bright with yellow and red flowers glancing and glowing through the stream, and suddenly in others dark with the shadows of many different trees, in broad, overbending thickets, and with rushes spear-high, and party-coloured flags.”

“If you sharpen a razor too much you will notch the edge, and if you overbend the bow, at last 'twill break .”

“It is more frequently used to overbend predictable small springback.”

“This becomes even more critical if you overbend and have to unbend in some area. It can be tricky to spot where the overbend is located.”

“In light air conditions be careful not to overbend the mast or you will turn the sail inside out.”

“Work carefully; you don't want to overbend the cage.”

“Turning to a clean page I over-exaggeratingly overbend the binding for to help the notebook to lay flat.”

“There are three simple, golden rules: • do not overbend the hip (flex beyond a right-angle); • do not cross the leg over the midline (adduct beyond neutral); • do not twist in either standing or sitting.”

“When you approach the bottom of the arch on the opposite side, overbend the rebar a bit since it will tend to spring back; then, reposition the rebar against the inside blocks, and continue to have a helper add hold-down blocks until you've created the entire hoop.”

“If you as a rider now 'offer' too much rein contact, the horse will overbend (the front part of the neck shapes into the 'false bend' and the highest point is no longer the poll, but at the second or third cervical vertebra).”

“Try not to overbend that B flat.”

“Try it very slowly and listen hard to the sound you make – don't 'overbend' the string as you move it as good vibrato begins with only a minor variation improvement.”

“However, they do require a lot of control – be careful here not to overbend and overshoot your target note.”

“Some mid-priced models respond faborably to overbending, but they work much better with reed adjustment.”

“It's easier to overbend on harps in lower keys than higher keys.”

“While these modifications make the harmonica overbend more easily, overbending is often possible on stock diatonic harmonica, especially on an airtight design.”

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