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Overcareful (ōvẽrkârfụl), a. Too careful. Shak.
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Overcarking (ōvẽrkärkĭng), a. Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] Fuller.
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Overcarry (ōvẽrkărr�), v. t. & i. To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point. Hayward.
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Overcast (ōvẽrkȧst), v. t. 1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
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Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden.
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2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon.
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3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
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4. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
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overcast (?), a. 1. (Meteorology) Completely or almost completely covered over with clouds; -- of the sky.
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2. (Sewing) Sewn by overcasting.
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overcatch (?), v. t. To overtake. [Obs.]
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Overcautious (?), a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. -- Overcautiously, adv. -- Overcautiousness, n.
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Overchange (?), n. Too much or too frequent change; fickleness. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
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Overcharge (?), v. t. [Cf. , .]
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1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. To fill too full; to crowd.
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Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison.
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3. To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
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4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
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5. (Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to cause damage.
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Coloq. Overcharged mine . (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under .
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Overcharge, v. i. To make excessive charges.
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Overcharge (?), n. [Cf. , .]
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1. An excessive load or burden.
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2. An excessive charge in an account.
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Overclimb (?), v. t. To climb over. Surrey.
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overclothes n. clothing for use outdoors.
Syn. -- outerwear.
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Overcloud (?), v. t. To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.
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Overcloy (?), v. t. To fill beyond satiety. Shak.
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overcoat (?), n. [Cf. .] A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.
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Overcold (?), a. Cold to excess. Wiseman.
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Overcolor (?), v. t. To color too highly.
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Overcome (?), v. t. [imp. Overcame (?); p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.] [AS. ofercuman. See , , and cf. .]
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1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
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This wretched woman overcome
Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. Spenser.
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2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] J. Philips.
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3. To come or pass over; to spread over. [Obs.]
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And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak.
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Syn. -- To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See .
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Overcome, v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.
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Overcomer (?), n. One who overcomes.
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Overcoming (?), a. Conquering; subduing. -- Overcomingly, adv.
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overcompensate v. to make excessive corrections for fear of making an error.
Syn. -- over-correct, compensate too much.
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Overconfidence (?), n. Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.
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Overconfident (?), a. Confident to excess. -- Overconfidently, adv.
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overcook (?), v. t. To cook too long.
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Overcostly (?), a. Too costly. Milton.
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overcount (?), v. t. 1. To rate too high. Shak.
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2. To count erroneously, such that the counted number is higher than the actual number.
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overcount (?), n. A count{1} that is higher than the true number; an erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly; the result of overcounting{2}.
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Overcover (?), v. t. To cover up. Shak.
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Overcredulous (?), a. Too credulous.
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overcrop v. t. to exhaust (arable land) by excessive cultivation.
Syn. -- overcultivate.
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overcrossing n. a bridge designed for pedestrians.
Syn. -- footbridge, pedestrian bridge.
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overcrow (?), v. t. To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower. Spenser. Shak.
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Overcrowd (?), v. t. To crowd too much.
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Overcunning (?), a. Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
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Overcurious (?), a. Too curious.
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Overdare (?), v. t. & i. To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
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Overdate (?), v. t. To date later than the true or proper period; to postdate. Milton.
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Overdeal (?), n. The excess. [Obs.]
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The overdeal in the price will be double. Holland.
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Overdelicate (?), a. Too delicate.
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Overdelighted (?), a. Delighted beyond measure.
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Overdevelop (?), v. t. To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.
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Overdight (?), a. Covered over. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Overdo (?), v. t. [imp. Overdid (?); p. p. Overdone (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overdoing.] 1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
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Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing. Shak.
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2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
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3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] Tennyson.
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4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
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Overdo, v. i. To labor too hard; to do too much.
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Overdoer (?), n. One who overdoes.
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overdone (?), a. Cooked too long; overcooked.
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Overdose (?), v. t. To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
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Overdose, n. Too great a dose; an excessive dose.
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Overdraft (?), n. (Banking) The act of overdrawing; a draft in excess of the credit balance; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.
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overdramatize v. t. to present in an overly dramatic manner.
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Overdraw (?), v. t. [imp. Overdrew (?); p. p. Overdrawn (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overdrawing.] 1. To exaggerate; to overdo.
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2. (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit; to draw more than the balance in one's account.
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overdress (?), v. t. To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion. Pope.
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Overdrink (?), v. t. & i. To drink to excess.
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Overdrive (?), v. t. & i. To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
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overdrive (?), n. 1. (Machinery) A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft.
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2. (Automotive) The gear setting of a motor vehicle at which the overdrive{1} is operative; as, cruising at 80 mph in overdrive.
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3. Hence: [fig.] A state of unusually intense activity; as, when they got their new supercomputer, their research kicked into overdrive; one look at her made his heart jump into overdrive; -- used mostly of the activities of persons or groups.
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Overdrown (?), v. t. To wet or drench to excess. [Obs.] W. Browne.
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Overdry (?), v. t. To dry too much. Burton.
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overdue (?), a. Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival, payment, return, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note; a book overdue at the library; an overdue payment.
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Overdye (?), v. t. To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another). Shak.
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Overeager (?), a. Too eager; too impatient. -- Overeagerly, adv. -- Overeagerness, n.
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Overearnest (?), a. Too earnest. -- Overearnestly, adv. -- Overearnestness, n.
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Overeat (?), v. t. & i. 1. To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. To eat to excess; -- sometimes with a reflexive; as, she overate at the party and spent the next week dieting.
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Overelegant (?), a. Too elegant. Johnson.
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over-embellish, over-embellish v. t. To embellish excessively; to render too ornate or complicated.
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over-embellished adj. marked by elaborate rhetoric and many figures of speech.
Syn. -- empurpled, flowery, ornate, purple.
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overemphasis Excessive and unwarranted emphasis.
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overemphasize, over-emphasize v. t. to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on.
Syn. -- overemphasize, emphasise, overstress.
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overemphatic Excessively emphatic.
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Overempty (?), v. t. To make too empty; to exhaust. [R.] Carew.
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overenthusiasm n. Excessive enthusiasm.
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overenthusiastic adj. unduly enthusiastic.
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overenthusiastically adv. In an excessively enthusiastic manner.
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Overest (?), a. [Superl. of .] Uppermost; outermost.
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Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. Chaucer.
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Overestimate (?), v. t. 1. To estimate too highly.
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2. Hence: To overvalue.
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Overestimate (?), n. An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.
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Overexcite (?), v. t. To excite too much.
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overexcited (?), a. Excessively excited.
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Overexcitement (?), n. Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
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Overexert (?), v. t. To exert too much.
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Overexertion (?), n. Excessive exertion; as, he strained his back from overexertion.
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Overexpose (?), v. t. To expose excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a plate or film) too long to the light used in producing a picture. -- Overexposure (#), n.
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Overexquisite (?), a. Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.
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Overeye (?), v. t. 1. To superintend; to oversee; to inspect. [Obs.]
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2. To see; to observe. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overfall (?), n. 1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]
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2. (Naut.) A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.
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overfamiliar adj. Taking undue liberties; assuming an unwarranted tone of familiarity.
Syn. -- familiar.
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Overfatigue (?), n. Excessive fatigue.
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Overfatigue, v. t. To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
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overfed adj. fed excessively.
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Overfeed (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Overfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overfeeding.] To feed to excess; to surfeit.
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Overfierce (?), a. Excessively fierce.
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overfill (?), v. t. To fill to excess; to surcharge.
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Overfish (?), v. t. 1. To fish to excess.
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2. Specifically: To fish so much that the numbers of fish remaining are substantially reduced.
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Overfloat (?), v. t. To overflow. [R.] Dryden.
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Overflourish (?), v. t. 1. To make excessive display or flourish of. Collier.
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2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overflow (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overflowing.] [AS. oferfl�wan. See , and .] 1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
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The northern nations overflowed all Christendom. Spenser.
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2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
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Overflow, v. i. 1. To run over the bounds.
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2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.
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Overflow (?), n. 1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon.
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2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak.
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3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
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Coloq. Overflow meeting , a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.
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Overflowing (?), n. An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.
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He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full mind on anybody who would start a subject. Macaulay.
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Overflowingly, adv. In great abundance; exuberantly. Boyle.
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Overflush (?), v. t. To flush to excess. [R.]
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Overflutter (?), v. t. To flutter over.
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Overflux (?), n. Overflow; exuberance. [R.]
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Overfly (?), v. t. [imp. Overflew (?); p. p. Overflown (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overflying.] To cross or pass over by flight. Byron.
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Overfond (?), a. Fond to excess. Milton.
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-- Overfondly, adv. -- Overfondness, n.
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Overforce (?), n. Excessive force; violence.
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Overforward (?), a. Forward to excess; too forward. -- Overforwardness, n.
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Overfree (?), a. Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar. -- Overfreely, adv.
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Overfreight (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overfreighted (Overfraught (?), obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overfreighting.] To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.
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Overfrequent (?), a. Too frequent.
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Overfrieze (?), v. t. To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze. E. Hall.
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Overfront (?), v. t. To confront; to oppose; to withstand. [Obs.] Milton.
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Overfruitful (?), a. Too fruitful.
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Overfull (?), a. [AS. oferfull.] Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited. Shak.
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Overfullness, n. The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.
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Over-garment (?), n. An outer garment.
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Overgarrison (?), v. t. To garrison to excess.
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Overgaze (?), v. t. To gaze; to overlook. [Poetic] “Earth's o'ergazing mountains.” Byron.
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Overget (?), v. t. 1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [Obs.]
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2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [R.]
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Overgild (?), v. t. [AS. ofergyldan.] To gild over; to varnish.
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Overgird (?), v. t. To gird too closely. [R.]
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Overgive (?), v. t. To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Overglad (?), a. Excessively or unduly glad.
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Overglance (?), v. t. To glance over.
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Overglaze (?), a. (Ceramics) (a) Applied over the glaze; -- said of enamel paintings, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware. (b) Suitable for applying upon the glaze; -- said of vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration.
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Overglide (?), v. t. To glide over. Wyatt.
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Overgloom (?), v. t. To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.]
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Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.
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Overgo (?), v. t. [imp. Overwent (?); p. p. Overgone (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overgoing.] [AS. ofergān.]
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1. To travel over. [R.] Shak.
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2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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3. To cover. [Obs.] Chapman.
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4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overgorge (?), v. t. To gorge to excess.
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Overgrace (?), v. t. To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
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Overgrassed (?), a. Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Overgreat (?), a. Too great.
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Overgreatness, n. Excessive greatness.
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Overgreedy (?), a. Excessively greedy.
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Overgross (?), a. Too gross.
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Overground (?), a. Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.
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Overgrow (?), v. t. [imp. Overgrew (?); p. p. Overgrown (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overgrowing.]
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1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn.
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The green . . . is rough and overgrown. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] Mortimer. “O'ergrown with labor.” Beau. & Fl.
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[Usually in the past participle.]
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Overgrow, v. i. To grow beyond the fit or natural size; to grow too large; as, a huge, overgrown ox. L'Estrange.
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overgrown adj. 1. covered with growing plants.
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2. abounded in usually unwanted vegetation. [Narrower terms: wooded (vs. unwooded); weedy]
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overgrowth (?), n. 1. Excessive growth.
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2. A growth that has covered somethin over.
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overhail (?), v. t. See . [Obs.]
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Overhale (?), v. t. See . [Obs.]
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Overhand (?), n. 1. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
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He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
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2. (Baseball) A throwing or pitching style that is overhanded; also an overhand{2} pitch.
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Overhand, a. 1. (Sewing) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
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2. (Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder; as, an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke.
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Coloq. Overhand knot . See Illustration of .
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Overhand, adv. In an overhand manner or style.
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overhanded adj. performed with the arm moving above the shoulder; overhand{2}; -- of methods of throwing, especially in baseball. Contrasted with underhand and sidearm.
Syn. -- overarm.
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Overhandle (?), v. t. To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often. Shak.
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Overhang (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overhanging.] 1. To impend or hang over. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
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2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope.
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Overhang, v. i. To jut over. Milton.
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Overhang, n. (Arch.) 1. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
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2. Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
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3. (Naut.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
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4. (Mach.) The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.
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Overhappy (?), a. Exceedingly happy. Shak.
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Overharden (?), v. t. To harden too much; to make too hard. Boyle.
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Overhardy (?), a. Too hardy; overbold.
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Overhaste (?), n. Too great haste.
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Overhasty (?), a. Too hasty; precipitate; rash. -- Overhastily (#), adv. -- Overhastiness, n.
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Overhaul (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overhauling.] 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.
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2. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
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3. To repair thoroughly; to make repairs on; -- usually implying major repairs and perhaps modifying improvements.
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Coloq. To overhaul a tackle , to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks. -- Coloq. To overhaul running rigging , to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
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{ Overhaul (?), Overhauling, } n. 1. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
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2. A major repair or a revision for the purpose of improvement.
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Overhead (?), adv. Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
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While overhead the moon
Sits arbitress. Milton.
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Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear, etc.
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Coloq. Overhead engine , a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank. -- Coloq. Overhead work , a general term in manufactories for countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
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overhead (?), n. 1. same as .
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2. A compartment on a train, bus, or airplane used for storage of luggage or accessory equipment; called also overhead compartment.
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3. (Sports) A stroke with a racket in which the ball is struck with the racket over the head, moving in a downward motion; also called overhead stroke.
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{ Overhead charges, Overhead expenses, etc. } (Accounting) Those general charges or expenses in any business which cannot be charged up as belonging exclusively to any particular part of the work or product, as where different kinds of goods are made, or where there are different departments in a business; -- called also fixed charges, establishment charges, or (in a manufacturing business) administration charges, selling charges, and distribution charges, etc.
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Overhear (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overheard (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overhearing.] [AS. oferhiéran.]
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1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. Shak.
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2. To hear again. Shak.
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Overheat (?), v. t. [Cf. .] To heat to excess; to superheat. Cowper.
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Overheavy (?), a. Excessively heavy.
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Overhele (?), v. t. [AS. oferhelian.] To hele or cover over. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Overhent, v. t. [See .] To overtake. [Obs.]
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So forth he went and soon them overhent. Spenser.
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Overhigh (?), a. [AS. oferheáh.] Too high.
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Overhighly, adv. Too highly; too greatly.
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Overhip (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overhipping.] [Over + a word akin to E. hop to skip.] To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass. [Obs.] “When the time is overhipt.” Holland.
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