Definition of overstand

overstand

verb

• to understand something so completely that one "over"-stands.

  I overstand the situation, my friend.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to understand.

  Last edited on Dec 27 2002. Submitted by Rudy from Toronto, ON, Canada on Dec 27 2002.

• Overstand is a word used by the Rastafarians of the Caribbean Islands in place of the word understand; they also shorten the word and say "overs"

  Last edited on Jan 07 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 07 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'to understand':
crystal	Definitions include: "crystal clear", i.e. easy to understand.
get	Definitions include: to leave.
capeesh	Definitions include: to understand.
suss	Definitions include: to figure something out, esp. to finally grasp something difficult and elusive of understanding.
catch on	Definitions include: to become aware of underhanded dealings.
insituate	Definitions include: to be engaged completely (e.g. mentally, emotionally, etc.) in a situation, not just physically.
capisce	Definitions include: to understand.
capish	Definitions include: misspelling of "capisce".
dig	Definitions include: to support an action.
get it through (one's) head	Definitions include: to understand.
catch	Definitions include: to see.

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yurls	Definitions include: your elevens
turn on to	Definitions include: See turn on.
sakal	Definitions include: to be foolish, or a fool, usually in moral or spititual sense as opposed to a physical sense
tapped	Definitions include: shortened form of tapped out.
pickle f*cker	Definitions include: a general insult.
vin	Definitions include: (cooking) vinegar, 1s
steamed	Definitions include: angry.
c*ck rocket	Definitions include: a penis.
shank it	Definitions include: to miss badly.
geezer	Definitions include: in American English: an irascible old male person.

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