# overbend

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To bend over.
2. To bend to excess; to bend farther than the desired or intended amount.
3. To increase the tension on a string at the fret, causing the note to sharpen.
4. To overblow or overdraw in order to create a note that is sharper; to move the point in the mouth where airflow is narrowest forward.

## Etymology
From over- + bend.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overbend