over and under

noun

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

Meanings

nounover and under (plural over and unders)

plural over and unders

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

    Synonyms: over-under, under and over

  2. 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.
  3. slangSynonym of speedball (“type of illicit drug”).

    Synonyms: speedball

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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

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