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➖ A line above ➖ To draw above
to overline

to overline

7.2
To draw a horizontal line above a letter or symbol to show a special meaning
  • verb
  • /ˈoʊvərˌlaɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sobrecargar
  • She chose this Harlem lipstick from Oprah and the Coven one I overlined with the Harlem, and then I went in the inside with the Coven and it came out like this.

Let me show you what it looks like like that and I'm going to overline.

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Examples

  • I like to overline my lips to create a fuller appearance before applying lipstick.

  • So I'm just going to go straight in and just overline my lip line a little bit.

  • Because you know, when I overline my lips, it is from edge to edge see to shining see.

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  • So I just like overline this part of my lip and then this part I I line my natural lip line.

  • Yeah, girl, you overlined that lip. Go for it. Oh, yeah. OK, OK.

  • So I'm just going to overline the shizer of my lips.

  • It's a really nice natural lip liner and I like to overline my lips so you could see the difference.

  • I like to overline the corners of my lips a little bit, like she's my finger like blended in.

  • But you guys, if you're looking for a creamy lip liner that you can overline the lip with subtly that will not bleed, this is it.

  • So for the lips, I'm going to take Spice Liner by Mac and I'm going to overline my lips like Carly Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner come through.

Synonyms

to overscore
vsto overline
  • Specialized
8.2

To write a line above a symbol to show a long vowel or a repeating decimal

places a horizontal line above a symbol mainly for emphasis or notation

How Emphatic

to highlight
340 3.3
to underline
25 2.2
to overline
  • Specialized
7.2
to italicize
4 4.5
to mark
203 1.4

Surface Forms

overline infinitive
overlined past
overlined past participle
overlining present participle
overlines third person singular

Morphology

overline = line (transparent) = over + line

The verb is a straightforward prefixation: 'over-' (above) + 'line' (to mark), so the action is clear.

Etymology

The verb overline joins over- ('above') and line and simply means to draw or place a line above a letter, word, or symbol. So, to overline something is to mark it as special or repeating, like showing the repeating part of a decimal or a mean value.