overblow Meaning, Definition & Usage
O`ver*blow" intransitive verb
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To blow over, or be subdued. R. Spenser. -
(Mus.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.
O`ver*blow" transitive verb
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To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind. When this cloud of sorrow's overblown. Waller.