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over and under

over and under noun: a double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.

over and under: a double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other
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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

Synonyms of over and under

Forms of over and under

pluralover and unders

Questions about over and under

What does over and under mean?
Over and under means a double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.
What part of speech is over and under?
Over and under is a noun.
What is the plural of over and under?
The plural of over and under is over and unders.

Words near over and under in the dictionary

  1. over and done
  2. over and done with
  3. over and out
  4. over and over
  5. over and over again
  6. over and under
  7. over and unders
  8. over bridge
  9. over bridges
  10. over celebrate
  11. over celebrated

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