overstand verb. [ǝʊvǝ'stand] Pa. t. & pple -stood [-'stʊd]. E17.
[from OVER- + STAND verb.]
1. verb trans. Stand over. E17.

2. verb trans. Endure or stay to the end of; get through; outstay. E17-L18.

3. verb trans. Of a boat: pass over, cross, (a mark or line). M20.

4. verb intrans. be overstanding for honours, (at Oxford University) unable to obtain honours in an examination because of the lapse of more than the permitted number of terms (normally twelve) since matriculation. M20.

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