different between overhold vs overfold

English

Etymology

From Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, hold over, delay to do, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *haldan? (“to hold”), equivalent to over- +? hold. Cognate with Dutch overhouden (“to hang on, hold over, save”), German überhalten (“to hold on to, keep”), Danish overholde (“to observe”).

Verb

overhold (third-person singular simple present overholds, present participle overholding, simple past overheld, past participle overheld or overholden)

1. (transitive) To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.
   • 1854, REPORTS FROM SELECT COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND EVIDENCE:

     That is your opinion: you state here that you were induced to overhold the land […]

2. (transitive) To hold over; keep.

Derived terms

• overholding

Noun

overhold (plural overholds)

1. The act or process of holding over.
   • 2002, Walter H. Posner, The Leasing Process: A Guide for the Commercial Tenant:

     Overholding clauses serve the purpose of contractually regulating the terms and conditions of an overhold.

Anagrams

• hold over, holdover

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

overhold

1. imperative of overholde

English

Etymology

From over- +? fold; in the geological sense, after German Überfaltung (“overfolding”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???v?f??ld/

Noun

overfold (plural overfolds)

1. (geology) A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ones.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 95:

     Thrusts were directed there; major overfolds bulged outwards towards the north.

Verb

overfold (third-person singular simple present overfolds, present participle overfolding, simple past and past participle overfolded)

1. (transitive) To fold excessively.
   • 2012, Culture Magazine, Cheese For Dummies (page 305)

     The trick is to not overfold the ingredients; doing so causes the egg whites to deflate, resulting in a flat or soggy soufflé.

Anagrams

• foldover