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overbite

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)baɪt/
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  • /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

(dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: malocclusion

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bite English overbite From over- + bite.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 覆咬合 (fùyǎohé) — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Czech: předkus — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Danish: overbid — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Dutch: overbeet — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Finnish: yläpurenta — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • German: Überbiss — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Portuguese: sobremordida — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Spanish: sobremordida — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
  • Swedish: överbett — malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones