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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over and under

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables
over and un-der
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.

noun

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.

noun

Synonym of speedball (“type of illicit drug”).

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

over and unders (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

over-and-under side-by-side

Synonyms

over-under under and over speedball

Questions

What does over and under mean?
A double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.

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