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overside | overbide |

As an adjective overside

is located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship.

As an adverb overside

is over the side.

As a noun overside

is the side facing up or positioned above; the top side; surface.

As a verb overbide is

(obsolete) to outlive; survive.

overside

English

Etymology 1

1880, from the phrase over the side (of a ship) , equivalent to .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship
    • overside cargo
  • being on the opposite side
    • I seldom listen to the overside songs of this record.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • over the side
    • The cargo was dumped overside by the crew.

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The side facing up or positioned above; the top side; surface.
  • *1882 , English mechanic and world of science: Volume 34 - Page 547:
    • [...] that is, glued to the underside of one card and the overside of the next, thus keeping their edges close and parallel to each other, [...]
  • *1981 , Berit Wells, Opuscula Romana XIII: Volume 13 :
    • While the overside of the tiles was well smoothed, the underside was in general left crude and rough.
  • *1999 , Pynchon notes: Issues 40-41:
    • This chapter contains some of the most humorous writing on the overside of the narrative, and the most serious on the underside.
  • The reverse or opposite side (of something).
    • the overside of the record
    Antonyms
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    overbide

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To outlive; survive.