overfall

Signification

Noun

1. A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges.
2. Part of a garment that hangs so as to cover a lower part.

Verb

1. To fall on or spill over so as to cover (something).
2. To change or affect so as to pervade (something); to come over
3. To fall over; to spill from an edge or height.
4. To fall over; to topple.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈəʊvəfɔːl/

Étymologie

From Middle English overfallen, from Old English oferfeallan (“to fall upon, attack”), from Proto-West Germanic *obarfallan, *ubirfallan, from Proto-Germanic *ubirfallaną; equivalent to over- + fall. Cognate with Dutch overvallen (“to raid, overtake”), German überfallen (“to assault, attack, raid”), Swedish överfalla (“to attack”).