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Definition of Overhold
1. v. t. To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.
Definition of Overhold
1. Verb. (transitive) To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To hold over; keep. ¹
3. Noun. The act or process of holding over. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overhold
1. to rate too highly [v -HELD, -HOLDING, -HOLDS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overhold
Literary usage of Overhold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gymnastic Problems by Jakob Bolin (1917)
"The right shoulder moves forward; the right hand takes overhold on the opposite
side of the bar; the left retains underhold; then the same left forward. 18. ..."
2. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"... from his pocket and slapped them down on the floor. "' Hanky,' said Joe Clemo,'
I made that since I saw you last.' " overhold told this to me solemnly. ..."
3. Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War by George Francis Robert Henderson (1898)
"If there were those in the Confederate ranks who considered the manoeuvres of
their leader overhold, their misgivings were soon justified. ..."
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