overblow

Meanings

• verb

  Exceed a limit or threshold, especially to an excessive or damaging extent.

  - "The crowd surged forward, overblowing the capacity of the stadium."
  - "The loudspeaker was overblown by the heavy rain."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with overblow
show , glow , flow

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Variants

List of all variants of overblow that leads to same result
overblown

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Etymology

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Over- (meaning 'excessively' or 'beyond') + blow (meaning 'to strike' or 'to forcefully expel a gas or air')

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Trivia

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1. Overblow is a term used in various fields such as physics, electronics, and music.

2. In music, overblowing is a technique used to produce multiple notes from a single note on a wind instrument.

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Related Concepts

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1. Amplification: Overblow is often used in the context of amplification, particularly in music, where it refers to the distortion or excessive gain of an audio signal.

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How to Memorize "overblow"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a crowd pushing forward, exceeding the limit or capacity of a stadium. Visualize a loudspeaker being exposed to heavy rain and the rain causing it to blow out or overblow.

2. associate
   

   - Associate overblow with the idea of exceeding a limit or threshold, like a balloon being overinflated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Over-blow: Over the limit, beyond control'.

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