# overbreak

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cave in near the edge of an excavation.
2. To get over; recover from.

## Etymology
From Middle English *overbreken, from Old English oferbrecan (“to transgress, violate”), equivalent to over- + break.

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