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# overdrive

verb

«overdrive» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Jacob uses it of driving his tender flocks and children too fast on the journey.

**Interpretation.** Jacob's words are read as showing his care for the weak, who must travel at their own pace.

### Meaning

To drive animals too hard or too fast, so that they get worn out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overdrive/#m1)

### Examples

- And he said unto him: 'My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die. (Torah GEN.33.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overdrive/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overdrive» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overdrive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overdrive» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/overdrive.html) on Mova free.