Meaning of overshift | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The strategy or act of positioning defensive players extra far toward the offense's strong side, leaving portions of the field or court undefended.
2. The amount of displacement in the layers in a crystal lattice that places the layers too far apart for molecular bonding.
3. A misalignment resulting from shifting gears too far.
4. A change that results in something being moved too far or too many things being moved.
5. A work period that extends significantly beyond the normal eight-hour shift; An instance of involuntary overtime.
6. An overhang caused by seismic shift.
7. An unfitted woman's overgarment.

Examples

“The chart, representing two players, shows how the overshift principle forces the offensive player to traverse a greater distance than the defensive player who is guarding him.”

“By using the overshift, you can also develop a good stunting game that will not leave you wide open in case of fullback traps or even option plays.”

“The overshift works well against left-handed hitters who pull the ball farthest to the right.”

“The protruding basal oxygens are themselves displaced slightly in the x-direction so that the shift required is either 0.4 + δÅ (overshift) or 0.4 -δ Å (undershift).”

“In the structure of chrysotile 2M_(c1) illustrated in Figure 7.6 is approximately 0.1 Å, and so overshift is 0.5 Å and the undershift is 0.3 Å, occurring in successive layers to produce a two-layer unit cell with B = 93.3°.”

“These large overshifts increase the value of the monoclinic β angle over the ideal value by 1-2° in muscovite-IM.”

“Back off second speed, overshift stop screw slightly, and determine that speed poppet is seated in notch. Tighten screw to permit a very slight overshift of lever to rear.”

“One other derailleur problem I should mention is that of chain overshift or overshooting the gear you select.”

“Damaging chain overshifts from misadjusted derailleurs can occur after wheel swaps, but they're avoidable.”

“Free migration would result in an overshift of population into urban areas and probably an overshift out of interior regions.”

“These exceptional vowel qualities represent overshifts and nonshifts, and they are very consistently maintained in the local dialects.”

“She initiates the pattern with pelvic elevation and a strong overshift of her trunk to the left as she circumducts and lifts her leg with knee extension.”

“Only two overshifts at the outside can be required in one week; and the regular working period must not be increased by more than two hours.”

“After the revolution, the coming into power of the Socialists, as the only compact and organized party, raised very extravagant hopes with all workmen, and one of the first acts of the new men was the introduction of a maximum working day of eight hours, with prohibition of overshifts.”

“It made a seven-day week, without rest except at night. Also, it often fell out that we had to work "overshifts", that is, work from Tuesday morning with no break except for meals, till Wednesday night.”

“... the area has neotectonic characteristics : stiff carbonatic rocks are thrusted and folded each over the other originating inverse faults and overshifts.”

“The two slaves who dressed her hurried forward, one with the nearly translucent overshift, the other with the heavy collar of onyx and gold that held it in place.”

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