Meanings
nounoversplit (plural oversplits)
plural oversplits
- acrobaticsAny split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees. Can be done to the front with either or both legs elevated, or in a straddle split with one or both legs elevated, or with a standing leg lift
Synonyms: hypersplit
verboversplit (third-person singular simple present oversplits, present participle oversplitting, simple past and past participle oversplit)
present singular third person oversplits · participle present oversplitting
- gymnasticsTo perform such a split.
- transitiveTo split into too many divisions or categories.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees. Can be done to the front with either or both legs elevated, or in a straddle split with one or both legs elevated, or with a standing leg lift
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishsplit
- Englishoversplit
Translations
Finnish ylispagaatti
- ylispagaattisplit in which the angle formed by the legs exceeds 180 degrees
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APA
oversplit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversplit
MLA
“oversplit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversplit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversplit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversplit.
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