Defn: To gaze; to overlook. [Poetic] "Earth's o'ergazing mountains."Byron.
OVERGETO`ver*get", v. t.
1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [Obs.]
2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [R.]
OVERGILDO`ver*gild", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofergyldan.]
Defn: To gild over; to varnish.
OVERGIRDO`ver*gird", v. t.
Defn: To gird too closely. [R.]
OVERGIVEO`ver*give", v. t.
Defn: To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.] Spenser.
OVERGLADO"ver*glad", a.
Defn: Excessively or unduly glad.
OVERGLANCEO`ver*glance", v. t.
Defn: To glance over.
OVERGLAZE O"ver*glaze`, 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.
OVERGLIDEO`ver*glide", v. t.
Defn: To glide over. Wyatt.
OVERGLOOMO`ver*gloom", v. t.
Defn: To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.]Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.
OVERGOO`ver*go", v. t. [imp. Overwent; p. p. Overgone; p. pr. & vb. n.Overgoing.] Etym: [AS. ofergan.]
1. To travel over. [R.] Shak.
2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
3. To cover. [Obs.] Chapman.
4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERGORGEO`ver*gorge", v. t.
Defn: To gorge to excess.
OVERGRACEO`ver*grace", v. t.
Defn: To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [R.] Beau. &Fl.
OVERGRASSEDO"ver*grassed", a.
Defn: Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [Obs.]Spenser.
OVERGREATO`ver*great", a.
Defn: Too great.
OVERGREATNESSO"ver*great"ness, n.
Defn: Excessive greatness.
OVERGREEDYO"ver*greed"y, a.
Defn: Excessively greedy.
OVERGROSSO"ver*gross", a.
Defn: Too gross.
OVERGROUNDO"ver*ground", a.
Defn: Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.
OVERGROWO`ver*grow", v. t. [imp. Overgrew; p. p. Overgrown; p. pr. & vb. n.Overgrowing.]
1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. The green . . . is rough and overgrown. Sir W. Scott.
2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] Mortimer. "O'ergrown with labor." Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.]
OVERGROWO`ver*grow", v. i.
Defn: To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox. L'Estrange.
OVERGROWTHO"ver*growth`, n.
Defn: Excessive growth.
OVERHALEO`ver*hale", v. t.
Defn: See Overhaul. [Obs.]
OVERHALLO`ver*hall", v. t.
Defn: See Overhaul. [Obs.]
OVERHANDO"ver*hand`, n.
Defn: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
OVERHANDO"ver*hand`, a.
1. (Sewing)
Defn: 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.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Defn: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
OVERHANDO"ver*hand`, adv.
Defn: In an overhand manner or style.
OVERHANDLEO`ver*han"dle, v. t.
Defn: To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often. Shak.
OVERHANGO`ver*hang", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. & vb. n.Overhanging.]
1. To impend or hang over. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope.
OVERHANGO`ver*hang", v. i.
Defn: To jut over. Milton.
OVERHANGO`ver*hang`, 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.
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.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
4. (Mach.)
Defn: 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.
OVERHAPPYO"ver*hap"py, a.
Defn: Exceedingly happy. Shak.
OVERHARDENO`ver*hard"en, v. t.
Defn: To harden too much; to make too hard. Boyle.
OVERHARDYO"ver*har"dy, a.
Defn: Too hardy; overbold.
OVERHASTEO"ver*haste`, n.
Defn: Too great haste.
OVERHASTYO"ver*has"ty, a.
Defn: Too hasty; precipitate; rash.— O"ver*has"ti*ly, adv.— O`ver*has"ti*ness, n.
OVERHAULO`ver*haul", 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.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks. — To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
OVERHAUL; OVERHAULINGO"ver*haul`, O`ver*haul"ing, n.
Defn: A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
OVERHEADO`ver*head", adv.
Defn: Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith. While overhead the moon Sits arbitress. Milton.
Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear, etc.Overhead engine, a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder standsabove the crank.— Overhead work, a general term in manufactories forcountershafting and gearing, when overhead.
OVERHEAD CHARGES; OVERHEAD EXPENSESO"ver*head" charges, expenses, etc. (Accounting)
Defn: 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, establishment, or (in a manufacturing business) administration, selling, and distribution, charges, etc.
OVERHEARO`ver*hear", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overheard; p. pr. & vb. n.Overhearing.] Etym: [AS. oferhiéran.]
1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. Shak.
2. To hear again. ShaK.
OVERHEATO`ver*heat", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Superheat.]
Defn: To heat to excess; to superheat. Cowper.
OVERHEAVYO"ver*heav`y, a.
Defn: Excessively heavy.
OVERHELEO`ver*hele", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferhelian.]
Defn: To hele or cover over. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
OVERHENTO`ver*hent", v. t. Etym: [See Hent.]
Defn: To overtake. [Obs.]So forth he went and soon them overhent. Spenser.
OVERHIGHO"ver*high", a. Etym: [AS. oferheáh.]
Defn: Too high.
OVERHIGHLYO"ver*high"ly, adv.
Defn: Too highly; too greatly.
OVERHIPO`ver*hip", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhipped; p. pr. & vb. n.Overhipping.] Etym: [Over + a word akin to E. hop to skip.]
Defn: To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass. [Obs.] "When the time is overhipt." Holland.
OVERHOLDO`ver*hold", v. t.
Defn: To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.[Obs.] Shak.
OVERHUNGO"ver*hung", a.
1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. Carlyle.
2. Suspended from above or from the top. Overhung door, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.
OVERINFLUENCEO`ver*in"flu*ence, v. t.
Defn: To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.
OVERINFORMO`ver*in*form", v. t.
Defn: To inform, fill, or animate, excessively. [R.] Johnson.
OVERISSUEO"ver*is"sue, n.
Defn: An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority. An overissue of government paper. Brougham.
OVERISSUEO`ver*is"sue, v. t.
Defn: To issue in excess.
OVERJEALOUSO`ver*jeal"ous, a. Etym: [Over + jealous. Cf. Overzealous.]
Defn: Excessively jealous; too jealous.
OVERJOYO`ver*joy", v. t.
Defn: To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.
OVERJOYO"ver*joy`, n.
Defn: Excessive joy; transport.
OVERJUMPO`ver*jump", v. t.
Defn: To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore. Marston.
OVERKINGO"ver*king`, n.
Defn: A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes. J. R. Green.
OVERKNOWINGO"ver*know"ing, a.
Defn: Too knowing or too cunning.
OVERLABORO`ver*la"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlabored; p. pr. & vb. n.Overlaboring.]
1. To cause to labor excessively; to overwork. Dryden.
2. To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.
OVERLADEO`ver*lade", v. t. [imp. Overladed; p. p. Overladen; p. pr. & vb. n.Overlading.] Etym: [Cf. Overload.]
Defn: To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.Spenser.
OVERLANDO"ver*land`, a.
Defn: Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
OVERLANDO"ver*land`, adv.
Defn: By, upon, or across, land.
OVERLANDERO"ver*land`er, n.
Defn: One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
OVERLANGUAGEDO"ver*lan"guaged, a.
Defn: Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.
OVERLAPO`ver*lap", v. t. & i.
Defn: To lap over; to lap.
OVERLAPO"ver*lap`, n.
1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: 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.
OVERLARGEO"ver*large", a.
Defn: Too large; too great.
OVERLARGENESSO"ver*large"ness, n.
Defn: Excess of size or bulk.
OVERLASH O`ver*lash", v. i. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant, lashing lavish.]
Defn: To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast. [Obs.] Barrow.
OVERLASHINGO`ver*lash"ing, n.
Defn: Excess; exaggeration. [Obs.]
OVERLATEO"ver*late", a.
Defn: Too late; exceedingly late.
OVERLAVEO`ver*lave", v. t.
Defn: To lave or bathe over.
OVERLAVISHO"ver*lav"ish, a.
Defn: Lavish to excess.
OVERLAYO`ver*lay", 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. When any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it. Sir W. Raleigh. As when a cloud his beams doth overlay. Spenser. Framed of cedar overlaid with gold. Milton. And overlay With this portentous bridge the dark abyss. Milton.
2. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.This woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 1Kings iii. 19.A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. Dryden.
3. (Printing)
Defn: To put an overlay on.
OVERLAYO"ver*lay`, n.
1. A covering. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Printing)
Defn: A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
OVERLAYERO"ver*lay"er, n.
Defn: One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.
OVERLAYINGO"ver*lay"ing, n.
Defn: A superficial covering; a coating.
OVERLEADO`ver*lead", v. t.
Defn: To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.]Chaucer.
OVERLEAPO`ver*leap", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferhleápan. See Over, and Leap.]
Defn: To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me o'erleap that custom." Shak.
OVERLEARNEDO"ver*learn"ed, a.
Defn: Too learned.— O"ver*learn"ed, adv.— O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n.
OVERLEATHERO"ver*leath`er, n.
Defn: Upper leather. Shak.
OVERLEAVENO`ver*leav"en, v. t.
Defn: To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.[Obs.]
OVERLIBERALO"ver*lib"er*al, a.
Defn: Too liberal.
OVERLIBERALLYO"ver*lib"er*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an overliberal manner.
OVERLICKO`ver*lick", v. t.
Defn: To lick over.
OVERLIEO`ver*lie", v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n.Overlying.]
Defn: To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
OVERLIGHTO"ver*light`, n.
Defn: Too strong a light. Bacon.
OVERLIGHTO"ver*light", a.
Defn: Too light or frivolous; giddy.
OVERLINESSO"ver*li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.] Bp.Hall.
OVERLINGERO"ver*lin"ger, v. t.
Defn: To cause to linger; to detain too long. [Obs.] Fuller.
OVERLIPO"ver*lip`, n. Etym: [AS. oferlibban.]
Defn: The upper lip. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OVERLIVEO`ver*live", v. t.
Defn: To outlive. Sir P. Sidney. The culture of Northumbria overlived the term of its political supermacy. Earle.
OVERLIVEO`ver*live", v. i.
Defn: To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively. Milton."Overlived in this close London life." Mrs. Browning.
OVERLIVERO"ver*liv"er, n.
Defn: A survivor. Bacon.
OVERLOADO`ver*load", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overloaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Overloading.] Etym: [Cf. Overlade.]
Defn: To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
OVERLOADO"ver*load`, n.
Defn: An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
OVERLOGICALO"ver*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
OVERLONGO"ver*long", a. & adv.
Defn: Too long. Shak.
OVERLOOKO`ver*look", 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 rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill. "The pile o'erlooked the town." Dryden. [Titan] with burning eye did hotly overlook them. Shak.
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.
3. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. "Overlook this pedigree." Shak. The time and care that are required To overlook and file and polish well. Roscommon.
4. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak. If you trouble me I will overlook you, and then your pigs will die. C. Kingsley.
5. To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse. The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. ) They overlook truth in the judgments they pass. Atterbury. The pardoning and overlooking of faults. Addison.
OVERLOOKERO"ver*look"er, n.
Defn: One who overlooks.
OVERLOOPO"ver*loop`, n.
Defn: See Orlop. [Obs.]
OVERLORDO"ver*lord`, n.
Defn: One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master. Freeman.
OVERLORDSHIPO"ver*lord"ship, n.
Defn: Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others. J.R. Green.
OVERLOUDO"ver*loud", a.
Defn: Too loud; noisy.
OVERLOVEO`ver*love", v. t.
Defn: To love to excess.
OVERLUSCIOUSO"ver*lus"cious, a.
Defn: Excessively luscious.
OVERLUSTYO"ver*lust"y, a.
Defn: Too lusty, or lively. Shak.
OVERLYO"ver*ly, a.
1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.
2. Excessive; too much. [R.] Coleridge.
OVERLYO"ver*ly, adv.
Defn: In an overly manner. [Archaic]
OVERLYINGO`ver*ly"ing, a.
Defn: Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
OVERMAGNIFYO`ver*mag"ni*fy, v. t.
Defn: To magnify too much. Bp. Hall.
OVERMALAPERTO"ver*mal"a*pert, a.
Defn: Excessively malapert or impudent. [Obs.] Prynne.
OVERMANO"ver*man, n.; pl. -men.
1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an overseer or boss.
2. An arbiter.
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.
OVERMANNERO"ver*man`ner, adv.
Defn: In an excessive manner; excessively. [Obs.] Wiclif.
OVERMARCHO`ver*march", v. t. & i.
Defn: To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching. Baker.
OVERMASTO`ver*mast", v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.
OVERMASTERO`ver*mas"ter, v. t.
Defn: To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
OVERMATCHO`ver*match", v. t.
1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.
OVERMATCHO"ver*match`, n.
Defn: One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.
OVERMEASUREO`ver*meas"ure, v. t.
Defn: To measure or estimate too largely.
OVERMEASUREO"ver*meas`ure, n.
Defn: Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
OVERMEDDLEO`ver*med"dle, v. t.
Defn: To meddle unduly.
OVERMEDDLINGO`ver*med"dling, n.
Defn: Excessive interference. "Justly shent for their overmeddling."Fuller.
OVERMELLOWO"ver*mel"low, a.
Defn: Too mellow; overripe.
OVERMERITO"ver*mer"it, n.
Defn: Excessive merit. Bacon.
OVERMICKLEO"ver*mic"kle, a. & adv.
Defn: Overmuch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
OVERMIXO`ver*mix", v. t.
Defn: To mix with too much.
OVERMODESTO"ver*mod"est, a.
Defn: Modest to excess; bashful.— O"ver*mod"est*ly, adv.
OVERMOISTO"ver*moist", a.
Defn: Excessively moist. Bacon.
OVERMOISTUREO"ver*mois"ture, n.
Defn: Excess of moisture.
OVERMOREO"ver*more", adv.
Defn: Beyond; moreover. [Obs.]
OVERMORROWO"ver*mor"row, n.
Defn: The day after or following to-morrow. [Obs.] Bible (1551).
OVERMOSTO"ver*most`, a.
Defn: Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. [Obs.]Fabyan.
OVERMOUNTO`ver*mount", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Surmount.]
Defn: To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
OVERMUCHO"ver*much", a.
Defn: Too much.— adv.
Defn: In too great a degree; too much.— n.
Defn: An excess; a surplus.
OVERMUCHNESSO`ver*much"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. [R.]B. Jonson.
OVERMULTIPLYO`ver*mul"ti*ply, v. t. & i.
Defn: To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
OVERMULTITUDEO`ver*mul"ti*tude, v. t.
Defn: To outnumber. [Obs.]
OVERNAMEO`ver*name", v. t.
Defn: To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERNEATO"ver*neat", a.
Defn: Excessively neat. Spectator.
OVERNICEO"ver*nice", a.
Defn: Excessively nice; fastidious. Bp. Hall.— O"ver*nice"ly, adv.— O"ver*nice"ness, n.
OVERNIGHTO"ver*night`, n.
Defn: The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.[R.] Shak.
OVERNIGHTO"ver*night", adv.
Defn: In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight. I had been telling her all that happened overnight. Dickens.
OVERNOISEO`ver*noise", v. t.
Defn: To overpower by noise.
OVERNUMEROUSO"ver*nu"mer*ous, a.
Defn: Excessively numerous; too many.
OVEROFFICEO`ver*of"fice, v. t.
Defn: To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.] Shak.
OVEROFFICIOUSO"ver*of*fi"cious, a.
Defn: Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. Collier.
OVERPAINTO`ver*paint", v. t.
Defn: To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.
OVERPAMPERO`ver*pam"per, v. t.
Defn: To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much. Dryton.
OVERPARTO`ver*part", v. t.
Defn: To give too important or difficult a part to. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
OVERPASSO`ver*pass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpassed; p. pr. & vb. n.Overpassing.] Etym: [Cf. Surpass.]
1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
2. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard. All the beauties of the East He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. Milton.
3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.
OVERPASSO`ver*pass", v. i.
Defn: To pass over, away, or off.
OVERPASSIONATEO"ver*pas"sion*ate, a.
Defn: Passionate to excess.— O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.
OVERPATIENTO"ver*pa"tient, a.
Defn: Patient to excess.
OVERPAYO`ver*pay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpaid; p. pr. & vb. n.Overpaying.]
Defn: To pay too much to; to reward too highly.
OVERPEERO`ver*peer", v. t.
Defn: To peer over; to rise above.
OVERPEOPLEO`ver*peo"ple, v. t.
Defn: To people too densely.
OVERPERCHO`ver*perch", v. t.
Defn: To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERPERSUADEO`ver*per*suade", v. t.
Defn: To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.Pope.
OVERPESTERO`ver*pes"ter, v. t.
Defn: To pester exceedingly or excessively. Sir W. Raleigh.
OVERPICTUREO`ver*pic"ture, v. t.
Defn: To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [Obs.]"O'erpicturing that Venus." Shak.
OVERPLEASEO`ver*please", v. t.
Defn: To please excessively.
OVERPLUSO"ver*plus, n. Etym: [Over + L. plus more. See Plus, and cf.Surplus.]
Defn: That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak. "The overplus of a great fortune." Addison.
OVERPLYO`ver*ply", v. t.
Defn: To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.Milton.
OVERPOISEO`ver*poise", v. t.
Defn: To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
OVERPOISEO"ver*poise`, n.
Defn: Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
OVERPOLISHO`ver*pol"ish, v. t.
Defn: To polish too much.
OVERPONDEROUSO"ver*pon"der*ous, a.
Defn: Too heavy.
OVERPOSTO`ver*post", v. t.
Defn: To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post. Shak.
OVERPOTENTO"ver*po"tent, a.
Defn: Too potent or powerful.
OVERPOWERO`ver*pow"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p. pr. & vb. n.Overpowering.]
Defn: To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." Wordsworth.
Syn. — To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
OVERPOWERO"ver*pow`er, n.
Defn: A dominating power. Bacon.
OVERPOWERINGO`ver*pow"er*ing, a.
Defn: Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.— O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.
OVERPRAISEO`ver*praise", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Overprize, Superpraise.]
Defn: To praise excessively or unduly.
OVERPRAISINGO`ver*prais"ing, n.
Defn: The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. Milton.
OVERPRESSO`ver*press", v. t.
1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. Shak.
2. To overcome by importunity. Johnson.
OVERPRESSUREO"ver*pres"sure, n.
Defn: Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenæum.
OVERPRIZEO`ver*prize", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Overpraise.]
Defn: Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.
OVERPRODUCTIONO"ver*pro*duc"tion, n.
Defn: Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. J. S. Mill.
OVERPROMPTO"ver*prompt", a.
Defn: Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.— O`ver*prompt"ness, n.
OVERPROOFO"ver*proof", a.
Defn: Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.
OVERPROPORTIONO`ver*pro*por"tion, v. t.
Defn: To make of too great proportion.
OVERPROUDO"ver*proud", a.
Defn: Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory."Milton.
OVERPROVIDENTO"ver*prov"i*dent, a.
Defn: Too provident.
OVERPROVOKEO`ver*pro*voke", v. t.
Defn: To provoke excessively. Bp. Hall.
OVERQUELLO`ver*quell", v. t.
Defn: To quell or subdue completely. [R.] Bp. Hall.
OVERQUIETNESSO"ver*qui"et*ness, n.
Defn: Too much quietness. Sir. T. Browne.
OVERRAKEO`ver*rake", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overraked; p. pr. & vb. n.Overraking.] (Naut.)
Defn: To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
OVERRANKO"ver*rank", a.
Defn: Too rank or luxuriant.
OVERRATEO`ver*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Overrating.]
Defn: To rate or value too highly.
OVERRATEO"ver*rate`, n.
Defn: An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.
OVERREACH O`ver*reach", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached, (Overraught (, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. Shak.
OVERREACHO`ver*reach", 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.
2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
OVERREACHO"ver*reach`, n.
Defn: The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; — said of horses.
OVERREACHERO`ver*reach"er, n.
Defn: One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.
OVERREADO`ver*read", v. t.
Defn: To read over, or peruse. Shak.
OVERREADYO"ver*read"y, a.
Defn: Too ready.— O"ver*read"*i*ly, adv.— O"ver*read"i*ness, n.
OVERRECKONO`ver*reck"on, v. t.
Defn: To reckon too highly.
OVERREDO`ver*red", v. t.
Defn: To smear with red. [Obs.]
OVERREFINEO`ver*re*fine", v. t.
Defn: To refine too much.
OVERREFINEMENTO"ver*re*fine"ment, n.
Defn: Excessive refinement.
OVERRENTO`ver*rent", v. t.
Defn: To rent for too much.
OVERRICHO"ver*rich", a.
Defn: Exccessively rich.
OVERRIDEO`ver*ride", v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode,Overrid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] Etym: [AS. offeridan.]
1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] I overrode him on the way. Shak.
4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
OVERRIGGEDO"ver*rigged", a.
Defn: Having too much rigging.
OVERRIGHTEOUSO"ver*right"eous, a.
Defn: Excessively righteous; — usually implying hypocrisy.
OVERRIGIDO"ver*rig"id, a.
Defn: Too rigid; too severe.
OVERRIGOROUSO"ver*rig"or*ous, a.
Defn: Too rigorous; harsh.
OVERRIPEO"ver*ripe", a.
Defn: Matured to excess. Milton.
OVERRIPENO`ver*rip"en, v. t.
Defn: To make too ripe. Shak.
OVERROASTO`ver*roast", v. t.
Defn: To roast too much. Shak.
OVERRULEO`ver*rule", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n.Overruling.]
1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman.
3. (Law)
Defn: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
OVERRULEO`ver*rule", v. i.
Defn: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
OVERRULERO`ver*rul"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines. SirP. Sidney.
OVERRULINGO`ver*rul"ing, a.
Defn: Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence.— O`ver*rul"ing*ly, adv.
OVERRUNO`ver*run", v. t. [imp. Overran; p. p. Overrun; p. pr. & vb. n.Overrunning. ]
1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass. Those barbarous nations that overran the world. Spenser.
2. To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running. Ahimaaz run by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi. 2 Sam. xviii. 23.
3. To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.
Note: In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.
4. To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon. None of them the feeble overran. Spenser.
5. (Print.) (a) To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before. (b) To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.
OVERRUNO`ver*run", v. i.
1. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess. Despised and trodden down of all that overran. Spenser.
2. (Print.)
Defn: To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.
OVERRUNNERO`ver*run"ner, n.
Defn: One that overruns. Lovelace.
OVERSATURATEO`ver*sat"u*rate, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Supersaturate.]
Defn: To saturate to excess.
OVERSAYO`ver*say", v. t.
Defn: To say over; to repeat. Ford.
OVERSCENTEDO`ver*scent"ed, a.
1. Scented excessively.
2. Covered or concealed by a different odor. Fuller.
OVERSCRUPULOSITYO`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty, n.
Defn: Overscrupulousness.
OVERSCRUPULOUSO`ver*scru"pu*lous, a.
Defn: Scrupulous to excess.
OVERSCRUPULOUSNESSO`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.
OVERSEAO"ver*sea", a.
Defn: Beyond the sea; foreign.
OVERSEA; OVERSEASO"ver*sea", O"ver*seas", adv.
Defn: Over the sea; abroad. Milton. Tennyson.
OVERSEARCHO`ver*search", v. t.
Defn: To search all over.
OVERSEASONO`ver*sea"son, v. t.
Defn: To season too highly.
OVERSEEO`ver*see", v. t. [imp. Oversaw; p. p. Overseen; p. pr. & vb. n.Overseeing.] Etym: [AS. oferséon to survey, to despise. See Over, andSee.]
1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
2. To omit or neglect seeing. Spenser.
OVERSEEO`ver*see", v. i.
Defn: To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. Fuller.Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit tocorrect your Latin. Walpole.
OVERSEERO`ver*seer", n.
Defn: One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.
OVERSEERSHIPO`ver*seer"ship, n.
Defn: The office of an overseer.
OVERSELLO`ver*sell`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oversold; p. pr. & vb. n.Overselling. ]
1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. Beau. & Fl.
2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers'Cant] Oversold market (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.
OVERSET O`ver*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n. Oversetting. ]
1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building. Dryden.
2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. Addison.
3. To fill too full. [Obs.] Howell.
OVERSETO`ver*set", v. i.
Defn: To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer.
OVERSETO"ver*set`, n.
1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] "This overset of wealth and pomp. " Bp. Burnel.
OVERSHADE O`ver*shade`, v. t. Etym: [AS. ofersceadwian. See Over, and Shade, and cf. Overshadow.]
Defn: To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.Shak.
OVERSHADOWO`ver*shad"ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshadowed(); p. pr. & vb. n.Overshadowing. ] Etym: [Cf. Overshade. ]
1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.
OVERSHADOWERO"ver*shad"ow*er, n.
Defn: One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. Bacon.
OVERSHADOWYO"ver*shad"ow*y, a.
Defn: Overshadowing. [R.]
OVERSHAKEO`ver*shake", v. t.
Defn: To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.]Chaucer.
OVERSHINEO`ver*shine", v. t.
1. To shine over or upon; to illumine. Shak.
2. To excel in shining; to outshine. Shak.
OVERSHOEO"ver*shoe`, n.
Defn: A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.
OVERSHOOTO`ver*shoot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n.Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.
OVERSHOOTO`ver*shoot", v. i.
Defn: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
OVERSHOTO"ver*shot`, a.
Defn: From Overshoot, v. t. Overshot wheel, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght.
OVERSIGHTO"ver*sight`, n.
1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.
2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. Hooker.
3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy oversight." Spenser.
Syn. — Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.
OVERSIZEO`ver*size", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in size.
OVERSIZEO`ver*size", v. t.
Defn: To cover with viscid matter. [R.]O'ersized with coagulate gore. Shak.
OVERSKIPO`ver*skip", v. t.
Defn: To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference. Shak.
OVERSKIRTO"ver*skirt`, n.
Defn: An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.
OVERSLAUGHO"ver*slaugh`, n. Etym: [D. overslag.]
Defn: A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River.[Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
OVERSLAUGHO`ver*slaugh", v. t. Etym: [D. overslaan.]
Defn: To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [Local Cant, U. S.]
OVERSLEEPO`ver*sleep", v. t.
Defn: To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.
OVERSLEEPO`ver*sleep", v. i.
Defn: To sleep too long.
OVERSLIDEO`ver*slide", v. t.
Defn: To slide over or by.
OVERSLIPO`ver*slip", v. t.
Defn: To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.
OVERSLOPO"ver*slop`, n. Etym: [AS. oferslop.]
Defn: An outer garment, or slop. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OVERSLOWO`ver*slow", v. t.
Defn: To render slow; to check; to curb. [Obs.] Hammond.
OVERSLOWO"ver*slow", a.
Defn: Too slow.
OVERSMANO"vers*man, n.; pl. Oversmen (.
1. An overseer; a superintendent.
2. (Scots Law)
Defn: An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.
OVERSNOWO`ver*snow", v. t.
Defn: To cover with snow, or as with snow. [Poetic] Shak. Dryden.
OVERSOONO"ver*soon", adv.
Defn: Too soon. Sir P. Sidney.
OVERSORROWO`ver*sor"row, v. t.
Defn: To grieve or afflict to excess. [Obs.] Milton.
OVERSOULO"ver*soul`, n.
Defn: The all-containing soul. [R.] That unity, that oversout, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other. Emerson.
OVERSOWO`ver*sow", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofersawan.]
Defn: To sow where something has already been sown. [R.]His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat. Matt. x
OVERSPANO`ver*span", v. t.
Defn: To reach or extend over.
OVERSPEAKO`ver*speak", v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. ofersprecan.]
Defn: To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.
OVERSPINO`ver*spin", v. t.
Defn: To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. W.Cartwright.
OVERSPREADO`ver*spread", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overspread; p. pr. & vb. n.Overspreading.] Etym: [AS. oferspr.]
Defn: To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth.Chaucer.Those nations of the North Which overspread the world. Drayton.
OVERSPREADO`ver*spread", v. i.
Defn: To be spread or scattered over.
OVERSPRINGO`ver*spring", v. t.
Defn: To spring or leap over.
OVERSTANDO`ver*stand", v. t.
Defn: To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.] What madman would o'erstand his market twice Dryden.
OVERSTAREO`ver*stare", v. t.
Defn: To outstare. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERSTAREO`ver*stare", v. i.
Defn: To stare wildly. [Obs.] Ascham.
OVERSTATEO`ver*state", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstated; p. pr. & vb. n.Overstating.]
Defn: To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller.
OVERSTATEMENTO"ver*state"ment, n.
Defn: An exaggerated statement or account.
OVERSTAY O`ver*stay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstayed or Overstaid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstaying.]
Defn: To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. Bp. Hall.
OVERSTEPO`ver*step", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p. pr. & vb. n.Overstepping.] Etym: [AS. ofersteppan.]
Defn: To step over or beyond; to transgress. Shak.
OVERSTOCKO"ver*stock`, n.
Defn: Stock in excess. Tatler.
OVERSTOCKO`ver*stock", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstocked; p. pr. & vb. n.Overstocking.]
Defn: To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.
OVERSTOREO`ver*store", v. t.
Defn: To overstock. Sir. M. Hale.
OVER-STORYO`ver-sto`ry, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.
OVERSTRAINO`ver*strain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n.Overstraining.]
Defn: To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.
OVERSTRAINO`ver*strain", v. t.
Defn: To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.Ayliffe.
OVERSTRAITLYO`ver*strait"ly, adv.
Defn: Too straitly or strictly. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
OVERSTRAWO`ver*straw", v. t.
Defn: To overstrew. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERSTREWO`ver*strew", v. t.
Defn: To strew or scatter over.
OVERSTRICTO"ver*strict", a.
Defn: Excessively strict.
OVERSTRIDEO`ver*stride", v. t.
Defn: To stride over or beyond.
OVERSTRIKEO`ver*strike", v. t.
Defn: To strike beyond. [Obs.]
OVERSTROWO`ver*strow", v. t.
Defn: See Overstrew.
OVERSTUDIOUSO"ver*stu"di*ous, a.
Defn: Too studious.
OVERSUBTILEO"ver*sub"tile, a.
Defn: Excessively subtile.
OVERSUMO"ver*sum`, n.
Defn: A sum or quantity over; surplus. [Obs.] Holinshed.
OVERSUPPLYO`ver*sup*ply", v. t.
Defn: To supply in excess.
OVERSUPPLYO"ver*sup*ply`, n.
Defn: An excessive supply.A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill.
OVERSUREO"ver*sure", a.
Defn: Excessively sure.
OVERSWAYO`ver*sway", v. t.
Defn: To bear sway over.
OVERSWELLO`ver*swell", v. t. & i.