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over-and-under

over-and-under is the alternative form of over and under.

Meaning of over and under

Noun

over and under (plural over and unders)

  1. A double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.
  2. An obstacle in obstacle-course racing composed of multiple bars, with bars set at various heights, where the competitor must pass over high bars and pass under low bars.
  3. (slang) Synonym of speedball (“type of illicit drug”).
    Synonyms:
    speedball

Forms of over-and-under

pluralover-and-unders

Questions about over-and-under

What is over-and-under the alternative form of?
Over-and-under is the alternative form of over and under.

Words near over-and-under in the dictionary

  1. over-accommodating
  2. over-accommodation
  3. over-achiever
  4. over-achievers
  5. over-age
  6. over-and-under
  7. over-and-unders
  8. over-Annie-over
  9. over-anxious
  10. over-approximate
  11. over-approximated

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