overtime
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Overtime \O"ver*time`\, n.
1. Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working
time.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Sports) An extra period of time provided to play a game,
beyond the end of the normal period allowed for the game,
for the purpose of resolving a tie score; as, the team won
in overtime.
[PJC]
{sudden death overtime} an overtime[2] in which the first
team to score wins the game; -- contrasted with normal
overtime[2], which is a fixed period of time during which
either team may score as often as they can.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "overtime":
anchor watch, bit, day shift, dogwatch, full time, graveyard shift,
half time, lobster trick, night shift, part time, relay, shift,
split schedule, split shift, stint, sunrise watch, swing shift,
time, tour, tour of duty, trick, turn, turn of work, watch,
work shift
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