overbow

Meanings

1. To arch over.
2. To bow or bend (something) over beyond its natural trajectory; to bend in a contrary direction.
3. To bend too far.
4. To overburden.
5. To provide (an archer) with a bow that requires more strength than the archer can fully draw.
6. To use a bow that requires more strength than the archer can fully draw.
7. To use too much pressure when playing a stringed instrument using a bow.

1. A structural piece that arches over another piece.

1. Extending beyond the bow (front of a ship)

1. To show excessive deference toward by too much bowing.

Etymology

From over- + bow.