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单词 overtravel
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overtraveln.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtravl/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtræv(ə)l/
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: over- prefix, travel n.; overtravel v.
Etymology: In sense 1 < over- prefix + travel n.; compare overtravel v. 2. In sense 2 < overtravel v.
1. Excessive travel, too much travelling. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > [noun] > excessive
overtravel1856
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxviii. 365 If the rest of my team had not been worn down by over-travel.
2. The movement of part of a machine beyond a desired point; an allowance made for such movement. Frequently attributive.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > passing beyond a point or limit
trespass16..
transgression1623
overshooting1795
overrunning1867
overrun1902
overtravel1923
1923 R. Grierson Electr. Lift Equipm. xiii. 87 Overtravel spaces at both the top and the bottom of the shaft are essential, as the brake is subject to wear.
1939 R. S. Phillips Electr. Lifts xii. 177 The top overtravel is defined as the distance provided for the car floor to travel above the level of the top terminal landing before the car is stopped by the ultimate limit switch.
1962 E. G. Davies in G. A. T. Burdett Automatic Control Handbk. iii. 21 Series limit switches..are generally employed as emergency over-travel switches not called upon to operate except after the failure of the normal stopping or reversing pilot limit switch.
1994 Fighting Firearms Autumn 27/2 A set screw eliminates overtravel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overtravelv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtravl/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtræv(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, travel v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + travel v.
1. transitive. To travel over. Obsolete. rare.
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1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 88 The poores in a mans body are ouer traveiled by a moyst exhalation.
2. transitive (reflexive) and intransitive. To travel too much, or beyond one's power of endurance. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > [verb (reflexive)] > travel beyond one's endurance
overtravel1654
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (reflexive)] > in specific ways
overrun1533
overthink1628
overmusea1652
over-dance1653
overtravel1654
forfight1661
overwalk1662
over-read1668
overwrite1752
overpreach1865
outwrite1883
overshoot1883
to run out1892
1654 in F. L. Hawks Hist. N. Carolina (1858) II. 19 The interpreter, with over-travelling himself, fell sick.
1994 Orlando Sentinel (Nexis) 18 Dec. l1 Don't overtravel! Maybe you won't be able to make the whole circle, but you'll have more fun if you stay at least two or three nights each place you stop.
3. intransitive. Of part of a machine: to travel further than necessary to complete a function; to travel too far, or beyond a desired point.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (intransitive)] > go beyond a point or limit
transpass1626
overtravel1909
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Overtravel... In mech., to travel farther than is necessary to do a certain act or perform a definite function.
1919 L. H. Morrison Oil Engines xi. 182 Since the governor movement always follows the change in speed, if the governor is sensitive it may over-travel in meeting a speed increase.
1955 Archit. Rev. 117 143/4 At top and bottom of the well there are Limit Switches which automatically cut off the lift motor in the event of the car overtravelling in either direction.
2002 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 May g8 The pedal can ‘overtravel’ due to the stopper's design.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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