▪ I. overˈbound, v.1 rare.
[cf. bound v.3 = abound.]
intr. To superabound; = overabound v. Hence overˈbounding vbl. n. and ppl. a.
| 1587 Golding De Mornay xiv. 223 An ouerbounding of some melancholike humour. 1956 T. Driberg Guy Burgess iii. 45 Churchill seemed a little pleased. ‘My eloquence!’ he said. ‘Ah, yes, that..Herr Beans can rely on in full and indeed..some would say, in overbounding measure.’ |
▪ II. overˈbound, v.2 rare.
[f. over- 5 + bound v.2]
trans. To bound or leap over.
| 1813 Shelley Q. Mab ii. 94 All-prevailing wisdom..o'er⁓bounds Those obstacles, of which an earthly soul Fears to attempt the conquest. |