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Overhold (ōvẽrhōld), v. t. To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overhung (?), a. 1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. Carlyle.
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2. Suspended from above or from the top.
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Coloq. Overhung door , a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.
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Overinfluence (?), v. t. To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.
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Overinform (?), v. t. To inform, fill, or animate, excessively. [R.] Johnson.
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Overissue (?), n. An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority.
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An overissue of government paper. Brougham.
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Overissue, v. t. To issue in excess.
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Overjealous (?), a. [Over + jealous. Cf. .] Excessively jealous; too jealous.
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Overjoy (?), v. t. To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.
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Overjoy (?), n. Excessive joy; transport.
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Overjump (?), v. t. To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore. Marston.
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Overking (?), n. A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes. J. R. Green.
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Overknowing (?), a. Too knowing or too cunning.
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Overlabor (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlabored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overlaboring.]
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1. To cause to labor excessively; to overwork. Dryden.
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2. To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.
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Overlade (?), v. t. [imp. Overladed; p. p. Overladen (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overlading.] [Cf. .] To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload. Spenser.
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Overland (?), a. Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
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Overland, adv. By, upon, or across, land.
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Overlander (?), n. One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
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Overlanguaged (?), a. Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.
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Overlap (?), v. t. 1. To lay (one thing) over another; to lap.
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2. To cover part of.
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Overlap (?), v. i. 1. To be arranged so that a part of one object laying over part of another; as, the boards overlapped at their ends.
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2. To have the ending time of one period or process extend beyond the beginning time of another period or process; as, the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt overlapped by several decades.
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Overlap (?), n. 1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
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2. (Geol.) An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.
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overlapping adj. 1. same as ; -- of ships.
Syn. -- lap-jointed, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked.
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overlapping n. A covering with an overlapping design, as with tiles or shingles.
Syn. -- imbrication, lapping.
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Overlarge (?), a. Too large; too great.
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Overlargeness, n. Excess of size or bulk.
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Overlash (?), v. i. [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant, lashing lavish.] To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast. [Obs.] Barrow.
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Overlashing, n. Excess; exaggeration. [Obs.]
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Overlate (?), a. Too late; exceedingly late.
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Overlave (?), v. t. To lave or bathe over.
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Overlavish (?), a. Lavish to excess.
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Overlay (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overlaying.] 1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
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When any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it. Sir W. Raleigh.
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As when a cloud his beams doth overlay. Spenser.
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Framed of cedar overlaid with gold. Milton.
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And overlay
With this portentous bridge the dark abyss. Milton.
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2. Specifically: To cover (an object made of an inexpensive metal, glass, or other material) with a thin sheet of an expensive metal, especially with silver or gold. Distinguished from to plate, which is done by a chemical or electrical deposition process.
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3. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
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This woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 1 Kings iii. 19.
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A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. Dryden.
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4. (Printing) To put an overlay on.
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Overlay (?), n. 1. A covering. Sir W. Scott.
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2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
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3. (Computers) A subroutine which occupies a portion of main memory which is occupied at some other time by another subroutine during execution of the same program. Overlays were used as an older technique to allow larger programs to be executed in restricted main memory space; the same effect is now accomplished by different techniques.
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Overlayer (?), n. One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.
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Overlaying, n. A superficial covering; a coating.
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Overlead (?), v. t. To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Overleap (?), v. t. [AS. oferhleápan. See , and .] To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. “Let me o'erleap that custom.” Shak.
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overlearn (?), v. t. To learn (a fact or skill) repetitively, beyond the point where it can be immediately recalled; in experimental psychology, to continue to learn beyond the point where the criterion of adequate learning has been reached.
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overlearned (?), a. Learned by repetitive practice or memorization, beyond the point where it can be immediately recalled.
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Overlearned (?), a. Too learned. -- Overlearned, adv. -- Overlearnedness, n.
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Overleather (?), n. Upper leather. Shak.
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Overleaven (?), v. t. To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil. [Obs.]
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Overliberal (?), a. Too liberal.
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Overliberally, adv. In an overliberal manner.
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Overlick (?), v. t. To lick over.
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Overlie (?), v. t. [imp. Overlay (?); p. p. Overlain (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.] To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain.
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A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
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Overlight (?), n. Too strong a light. Bacon.
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Overlight, a. Too light or frivolous; giddy.
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Overliness (?), n. The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Overlinger (?), v. t. To cause to linger; to detain too long. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Overlip (?), n. [AS. oferlibban.] The upper lip. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Overlive (?), v. t. To outlive. Sir P. Sidney.
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The culture of Northumbria overlived the term of its political supermacy. Earle.
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Overlive (?), v. i. To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively. Milton. “Overlived in this close London life.” Mrs. Browning.
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Overliver (?), n. A survivor. Bacon.
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Overload (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overloaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Overloading.] [Cf. .] To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
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Overload (?), n. An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
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Overlogical (?), a. Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
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Overlong (?), a. & adv. Too long. Shak.
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Overlook (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlooked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overlooking.] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill; a hotel room that overlooks the marketplace. “The pile o'erlooked the town.” Dryden.
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[Titan] with burning eye did hotly overlook them. Shak.
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2. Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
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3. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. “Overlook this pedigree.” Shak.
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The time and care that are required
To overlook and file and polish well. Roscommon.
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4. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak.
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If you trouble me I will overlook you, and then your pigs will die. C. Kingsley.
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5. To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; to fail to notice; to fail to observe; as, to overlook a mistake in addition; to overlook a missing bolt.
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6. Hence: To refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to disregard or deliberately ignore; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse or pardon (a fault, error, or misdeed).
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The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. )
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They overlook truth in the judgments they pass. Atterbury.
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The pardoning and overlooking of faults. Addison.
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Overlooker (?), n. One who overlooks.
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Overloop (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Overlord (?), n. One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master. Freeman.
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Overlordship (?), n. Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others. J. R. Green.
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Overloud (?), a. Too loud; noisy.
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Overlove (?), v. t. To love to excess.
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Overluscious (?), a. Excessively luscious.
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Overlusty (?), a. Too lusty, or lively. Shak.
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Overly, a. 1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.
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2. Excessive; too much. [R.] Coleridge.
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overly, adv. 1. In an overly manner. [Archaic]
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2. Excessively.
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Overlying (?), a. Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
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Overmagnify (?), v. t. To magnify too much. Bp. Hall.
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Overmalapert (?), a. Excessively malapert or impudent. [Obs.] Prynne.
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Overman (?), n.; pl. -men (�). 1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an overseer or boss.
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2. An arbiter.
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3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.
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Overmanner (?), adv. In an excessive manner; excessively. [Obs.] Wiclif.
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Overmarch (?), v. t. & i. To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching. Baker.
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Overmast (?), v. t. (Naut.) To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.
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Overmaster (?), v. t. To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
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Overmatch (?), v. t. 1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
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2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.
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Overmatch (?), n. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.
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Overmeasure (?), v. t. To measure or estimate too largely.
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Overmeasure (?), n. Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
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Overmeddle (?), v. t. To meddle unduly.
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Overmeddling (?), n. Excessive interference. “Justly shent for their overmeddling.” Fuller.
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Overmellow (?), a. Too mellow; overripe.
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Overmerit (?), n. Excessive merit. Bacon.
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Overmickle (?), a. & adv. Overmuch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Overmix (?), v. t. To mix with too much.
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Overmodest (?), a. Modest to excess; bashful. -- Overmodestly, adv.
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Overmoist (?), a. Excessively moist. Bacon.
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Overmoisture (?), n. Excess of moisture.
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Overmore (?), adv. Beyond; moreover. [Obs.]
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Overmorrow (?), n. The day after or following to-morrow. [Obs.] Bible (1551).
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Overmost (?), a. Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. [Obs.] Fabyan.
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Overmount (?), v. t. [Cf. .] To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
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Overmuch (?), a. Too much. -- adv. In too great a degree; too much. -- n. An excess; a surplus.
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Overmuchness (?), n. The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Overmultiply (?), v. t. & i. To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
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Overmultitude (?), v. t. To outnumber. [Obs.]
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Overname (?), v. t. To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overneat (?), a. Excessively neat. Spectator.
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Overnice (?), a. Excessively nice; fastidious. Bp. Hall. -- Overnicely, adv. -- Overniceness, n.
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Overnight (?), n. The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. [R.] Shak.
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overnight, adv. 1. In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before.
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2. Throughout the night; as, the candle will not last overnight.
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3. During the night; hence, in a short period of time; as, his prospects of winning changed overnight.
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I had been telling her all that happened overnight. Dickens.
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overnight, a. Ocurring or accomplished during one night; as, guaranteed overnight delivery of a package.
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Overnoise (?), v. t. To overpower by noise.
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Overnumerous (?), a. Excessively numerous; too many.
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Overoffice (?), v. t. To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overofficious (?), a. Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. Collier.
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Overpaint (?), v. t. To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Overpamper (?), v. t. To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much. Dryton.
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Overpart (?), v. t. To give too important or difficult a part to. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Overpass (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overpassing.] [Cf. .]
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1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
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2. To pass above; -- of roadways and other paths; as, the highway overpasses the railroad tracks.
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3. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
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All the beauties of the East
He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. Milton.
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4. To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.
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Overpass, v. i. To pass over, away, or off.
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overpass (?), n. A road or other pathway which passes over another road, railroad, or other path; as, he stopped on the street under the railroad overpass.
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Overpassionate (?), a. Passionate to excess. -- Overpassionately, adv.
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Overpatient (?), a. Patient to excess.
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Overpay (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overpaying.] 1. To pay too much to; to reward too highly.
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2. To pay too much for; as, to overpay the loan balance.
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Overpeer (?), v. t. To peer over; to rise above.
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Overpeople (?), v. t. To people too densely.
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Overperch (?), v. t. To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.] Shak.
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Overpersuade (?), v. t. To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment. Pope.
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Overpester (?), v. t. To pester exceedingly or excessively. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Overpicture (?), v. t. To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [Obs.] “O'erpicturing that Venus.” Shak.
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Overplease (?), v. t. To please excessively.
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Overplus (?), n. [Over + L. plus more. See , and cf. .] That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak.
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“The overplus of a great fortune.” Addison.
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Overply (?), v. t. To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork. Milton.
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Overpoise (?), v. t. To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Overpoise, n. Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
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Overpolish (?), v. t. To polish too much.
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Overponderous (?), a. Too heavy.
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Overpost (?), v. t. To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post. Shak.
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Overpotent (?), a. Too potent or powerful.
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Overpower (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. “And overpower'd that gallant few.” Wordsworth.
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Syn. -- To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
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Overpower, n. A dominating power. Bacon.
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overpowered adj. 1. rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something.
Syn. -- overcome, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed.
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2. Having more than the required power; as, an overpowered hot rod. [Colloq.]
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Overpowering, a. Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. -- Overpoweringly, adv.
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Overpraise (?), v. t. [Cf. , .] To praise excessively or unduly.
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Overpraising, n. The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. Milton.
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Overpress (?), v. t. 1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. Shak.
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2. To overcome by importunity. Johnson.
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Overpressure (?), n. Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenæum.
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Overprize (?), v. t. [Cf. .] To prize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.
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Overproduction (?), n. Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. J. S. Mill.
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Overprompt (?), a. Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate. -- Overpromptness, n.
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Overproof (?), a. Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.
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Overproportion (?), v. t. To make of too great proportion.
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Overproud (?), a. Exceedingly or unduly proud. “Overproud of his victory.” Milton.
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Overprovident (?), a. Too provident.
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Overprovoke (?), v. t. To provoke excessively. Bp. Hall.
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Overquell (?), v. t. To quell or subdue completely. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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Overquietness (?), n. Too much quietness. Sir. T. Browne.
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Overrake (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overraked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overraking.] (Naut.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
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Overrank (?), a. Too rank or luxuriant.
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Overrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrating.] To rate or value too highly; to overestimate.
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Overrate, n. An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.
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overrating n. a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.
Syn. -- overestimate, overestimation, overreckoning.
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Overreach (ōvẽrrēch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached (?), (Overraught (�), obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.]
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1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. Shak.
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3. To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/
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Overreach, v. i. 1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. Shak.
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2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
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