The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1085
O`ver*fly" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Overflew (?) ; p. p. Overflown (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflying .] To cross or pass over by flight.
Byron.
Overfond <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*fond" (?) , <?/ Fond to excess.
Milton.
-- O"ver*fond"ly , adv. -- O"ver*fond"ness , n.
Overforce <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*force` (?) , n. Excessive force; violence.
Overforward <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*for"ward (?) , a. Forward to excess; too forward. -- O"ver*for"ward*ness , n.
Overfree <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*free" (?) , a. Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar. -- O"ver*free"ly , adv.
Overfreight <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*freight" (?) , 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.
Overfrequent <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*fre"quent (?) , a. Too frequent.
Overfrieze <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*frieze" (?) , v. t. To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.
E. Hall.
Overfront <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*front" (?) , v. t. To confront; to oppose; to withstand. [Obs.]
Milton.
Overfruitful <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*fruit"ful (?) , a. Too fruitful.
Overfull <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*full" (?) , a. [AS. oferfull .] Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.
Shak.
Overfullness <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*full"ness , n. The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.
Over-garment <Xpage=1022>
O"ver-gar`ment (?) , n. An outer garment.
Overgarrison <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*gar"ri*son (?) , v. t. To garrison to excess.
Overgaze <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*gaze" (?) , v. t. To gaze; to overlook. [Poetic] "Earth's o'ergazing mountains."
Byron.
Overget <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*get" (?) , v. t. 1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [Obs.]
2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [R.]
Overgild <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*gild" (?) , v. t. [AS. ofergyldan .] To gild over; to varnish.
Overgird <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*gird" (?) , v. t. To gird too closely. [R.]
Overgive <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*give" (?) , v. t. To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Overglad <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*glad" (?) , a. Excessively or unduly glad.
Overglance <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*glance" (?) , v. t. To glance over.
Overglide <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*glide" (?) , v. t. To glide over.
Wyatt.
Overgloom <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*gloom" (?) , v. t. To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.]
Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.
Overgo <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*go" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Overwent (?) ; p. p. Overgone (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overgoing .] [AS. oferg\'ben .]
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.
Overgorge <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*gorge" (?) , v. t. To gorge to excess.
Overgrace <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*grace" (?) , v. t. To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [R.]
Beau. & Fl.
Overgrassed <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*grassed" (?) , a. Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Overgreat <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*great" (?) , a. Too great.
Overgreatness <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*great"ness , n. Excessive greatness.
Overgreedy <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*greed"y (?) , a. Excessively greedy.
Overgross <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*gross" (?) , a. Too gross.
Overground <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*ground" (?) , a. Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant .
Overgrow <Xpage=1022>
O`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.]
Overgrow <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*grow" , v. i. To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox .
L'Estrange.
Overgrowth <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*growth` (?) , n. Excessive growth.
Overhall <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hall" (?) , v. t. See Overhaul . [Obs.]
Overhale <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hale" (?) , v. t. See Overhaul . [Obs.]
Overhand <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*hand` (?) , n. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
Overhand <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*hand` , 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.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) 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 .
Overhand <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*hand` , adv. In an overhand manner or style.
Overhandle <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*han"dle (?) , v. t. To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.
Shak.
Overhang <Xpage=1022>
O`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.
Overhang <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hang" , v. i. To jut over.
Milton.
Overhang <Xpage=1022>
O`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.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
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.
Overhappy <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*hap"py (?) , a. Exceedingly happy.
Shak.
Overharden <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hard"en (?) , v. t. To harden too much; to make too hard.
Boyle.
Overhardy <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*har"dy (?) , a. Too hardy; overbold.
Overhaste <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*haste` (?) , n. Too great haste.
Overhasty <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*has"ty (?) , a. Too hasty; precipitate; rash. -- O"ver*has"ti*ly (#) , adv. -- O`ver*has"ti*ness , n.
Overhaul <Xpage=1022>
O`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.) 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, Overhauling <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*haul` (?) , O`ver*haul"ing , n. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
Overhead <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*head" (?) , adv. 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.
Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear, etc.
Overhead engine , a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank. -- Overhead work , a general term in manufactories for countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
Overhear <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hear" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overheard (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhearing .] [AS. oferhi\'82ran .]
1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.
Shak.
2. To hear again.
ShaK.
Overheat <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*heat" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Superheat .] To heat to excess; to superheat.
Cowper.
Overheavy <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*heav`y (?) , a. Excessively heavy.
Overhele <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hele" (?) , v. t. [AS. oferhelian .] To hele or cover over. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Overhent <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hent" , v. t. [See Hent .] To overtake. [Obs.]
So forth he went and soon them overhent . Spenser.
Overhigh <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*high" (?) , a. [AS. oferhe\'a0h .] Too high.
Overhighly <Xpage=1022>
O"ver*high"ly , adv. Too highly; too greatly.
Overhip <Xpage=1022>
O`ver*hip" (?) , 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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Overhold <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*hold" (?) , v. t. To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate. [Obs.]
Shak.
Overhung <Xpage=1023>
O"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.
Overinfluence <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*in"flu*ence (?) , v. t. To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.
Overinform <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*in*form" (?) , v. t. To inform, fill, or animate, excessively. [R.]
Johnson.
Overissue <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*is"sue (?) , n. An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority.
An overissue of government paper. Brougham.
Overissue <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*is"sue , v. t. To issue in excess.
Overjealous <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*jeal"ous (?) , a. [ Over + jealous. Cf. Overzealous .] Excessively jealous; too jealous.
Overjoy <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*joy" (?) , v. t. To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.
Overjoy <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*joy` (?) , n. Excessive joy; transport.
Overjump <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*jump" (?) , v. t. To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore.
Marston.
Overking <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*king` (?) , n. A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.
J. R. Green.
Overknowing <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*know"ing (?) , a. Too knowing or too cunning.
Overlabor <Xpage=1023>
O`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.
Overlade <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lade" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Overladed ; p. p. Overladen (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlading .] [Cf. Overload .] To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.
Spenser.
Overland <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*land` (?) , a. Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey .
Overland <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*land` , adv. By, upon, or across, land.
Overlander <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*land`er (?) , n. One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
Overlanguaged <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lan"guaged (?) , a. Employing too many words; diffuse.
Lowell.
Overlap <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lap" (?) , v. t. & i. To lap over; to lap.
Overlap <Xpage=1023>
O"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.) 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.
Overlarge <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*large" (?) , a. Too large; too great.
Overlargeness <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*large"ness , n. Excess of size or bulk.
Overlash <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lash" (?) , v. i. [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant, lashing lavish.] To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast. [Obs.]
Barrow.
Overlashing <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lash"ing , n. Excess; exaggeration. [Obs.]
Overlate <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*late" (?) , a. Too late; exceedingly late.
Overlave <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lave" (?) , v. t. To lave or bathe over.
Overlavish <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lav"ish (?) , a. Lavish to excess.
Overlay <Xpage=1023>
O`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. 1 Kings iii. 19.
A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. Dryden.
3. (Printing) To put an overlay on.
Overlay <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lay` (?) , n. 1. A covering.
Sir W. Scott.
2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
Overlayer <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lay"er (?) , n. One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.
Overlaying <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lay"ing , n. A superficial covering; a coating.
Overlead <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lead" (?) , v. t. To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Overleap <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*leap" (?) , v. t. [AS. oferhle\'a0pan . See Over , and Leap .] To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me o'erleap that custom."
Shak.
Overlearned <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*learn"ed (?) , a. Too learned. -- O"ver*learn"ed , adv. -- O"ver*learn"ed*ness , n.
Overleather <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*leath`er (?) , n. Upper leather.
Shak.
Overleaven <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*leav"en (?) , v. t. To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil. [Obs.]
Overliberal <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lib"er*al (?) , a. Too liberal.
Overliberally <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lib"er*al*ly , adv. In an overliberal manner.
Overlick <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lick" (?) , v. t. To lick over.
Overlie <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*lie" (?) , 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.
A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
Overlight <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*light` (?) , n. Too strong a light.
Bacon.
Overlight <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*light" , a. Too light or frivolous; giddy.
Overliness <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*li*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Overlinger <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lin"ger (?) , v. t. To cause to linger; to detain too long. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Overlip <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lip` (?) , n. [AS. oferlibban .] The upper lip. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Overlive <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*live" (?) , v. t. To outlive.
Sir P. Sidney.
The culture of Northumbria overlived the term of its political supermacy. Earle.
Overlive <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*live" (?) , v. i. To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively. Milton . " Overlived in this close London life."
Mrs. Browning.
Overliver <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*liv"er (?) , n. A survivor.
Bacon.
Overload <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*load" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overloaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overloading .] [Cf. Overlade .] To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
Overload <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*load` (?) , n. An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
Overlogical <Xpage=1023>