1 overlift | Definition of overlift

overlift

transitive verb

Definition of overlift

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: to lift too high or too much

overlift

noun

Definition of overlift (Entry 2 of 2)

: a device to catch the bolt of a lock when one of the tumblers is overlifted

History and Etymology for overlift

Transitive verb

over entry 1 + lift

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