单词 |
overlift |
释义 |
overˈlift, v. [Cf. over- 23, 26.] a. intr. To lift a weight too heavy for one's strength. b. trans. To lift too high, raise beyond the proper point. Hence ˈoverlift n., an act of overlifting; a device whereby the bolt is secured, on one of the tumblers of a lock being overlifted.
1745De Foe's Eng. Tradesman vi. (1841) I. 36 Over-trading is among tradesmen as overlifting is among strong men. 1850Chubb Locks & Keys 27 If the tumbler was lifted any higher, it caught the bolt anew, and (by what was called ‘overlift’) detained it as securely, as if the tumbler had not been lifted high enough... If the step was too long, the tumbler would be overlifted, and thereby detain the bolt. |

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