单词 | overblow |
释义 | overblow[ oh-ver-bloh ] / ˌoʊ vərˈbloʊ / verb (used with object), o·ver·blew, o·ver·blown, o·ver·blow·ing.to give excessive importance or value to: to overblow one's own writing. to overinflate. to blow over the surface of, as the wind, sand, or the like: dead leaves overblowing the yard. to blow (a wind instrument or an organ pipe) in such a way as to produce overtones. verb (used without object), o·ver·blew, o·ver·blown, o·ver·blow·ing.to overblow a wind instrument. Origin of overblowMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at over-, blow2 Words nearby overblowoverbear, overbearing, overbid, overbite, overblouse, overblow, overblown, overboard, overbook, overboot, overbore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for overblowoverblow / (ˌəʊvəˈbləʊ) / verb -blows, -blowing, -blew or -blownmusic to blow into (a wind instrument) with greater force than normal in order to obtain a harmonic or overtone instead of the fundamental tone to blow (a wind instrument) or (of a wind instrument) to be blown too hard to blow over, away, or across Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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