overstand

Meanings

1. To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.
2. To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
3. To sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
4. To be neglected and left uncut for too long.

1. The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.

1. To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.

Etymology

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”).