overhollow

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ hollow

Verb[edit]

overhollow (third-person singular simple present overhollows, present participle overhollowing, simple past and past participle overhollowed)

  1. (transitive) To hollow excessively.
    • 1959, Loraine Frost, Posture and Body Mechanics (Revised), page 8:
      Many individuals who normally have a good standing posture overhollow the lower back under some conditions as, for instance, when they wear high heels, after they have been standing for a long time, when they raise their arms []