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   Ob River
         n 1: a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward
               and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea [syn: {Ob},
               {Ob River}]

English Dictionary: overprotection by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offer price
n
  1. (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offer up
v
  1. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
    Synonym(s): offer, offer up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opera bouffe
n
  1. opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
    Synonym(s): comic opera, opera bouffe, bouffe, opera comique
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
operable
adj
  1. capable of being treated by surgical operation; "an operable cancer"
    Antonym(s): inoperable
  2. fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
    Synonym(s): functional, usable, useable, operable, operational
  3. usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"
    Synonym(s): operable, practicable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opprobrious
adj
  1. expressing offensive reproach [syn: abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous]
  2. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
    Synonym(s): black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opprobrium
n
  1. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse [syn: obloquy, opprobrium]
  2. a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
    Synonym(s): infamy, opprobrium
    Antonym(s): celebrity, fame, renown
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
over-refine
v
  1. refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"
    Synonym(s): overrefine, over- refine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overabundance
n
  1. the state of being more than full [syn: surfeit, excess, overabundance]
  2. a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year- olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
    Synonym(s): overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overabundant
adj
  1. excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric, rife]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overappraisal
n
  1. an appraisal that is too high [syn: overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbalance
v
  1. weigh more heavily; "these considerations outweigh our wishes"
    Synonym(s): preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
  2. cause to be off balance; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbear
v
  1. overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
  2. bear too much
  3. contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
    Synonym(s): bear down, overbear
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbearing
adj
  1. expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
    Synonym(s): authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing
  2. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
    Synonym(s): disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbearingly
adv
  1. in an overbearing manner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbearingness
n
  1. the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbid
n
  1. a bid that is higher than preceding bids
  2. (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
    Synonym(s): overbid, overcall
v
  1. to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
  2. bid more than the object is worth
    Antonym(s): underbid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbite
n
  1. (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overblown
adj
  1. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
    Synonym(s): grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous
  2. past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overboard
adv
  1. to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
  2. from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overboil
v
  1. overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over"
    Synonym(s): boil over, overboil
  2. boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbold
adj
  1. improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
    Synonym(s): fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overburden
n
  1. the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
  2. an excessive burden
    Synonym(s): overload, overburden
v
  1. burden with too much work or responsibility
  2. load with excessive weight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overburdened
adj
  1. heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"
    Synonym(s): bowed down(p), loaded down(p), overburdened, weighed down(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overbusy
adj
  1. too busy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfamiliar
adj
  1. taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfatigue
v
  1. tire excessively [syn: overtire, overweary, overfatigue]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfed
adj
  1. too well nourished
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfeed
v
  1. feed excessively
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfeeding
n
  1. excessive feeding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfill
v
  1. fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overflight
n
  1. a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overflow
n
  1. a large flow
    Synonym(s): flood, overflow, outpouring
  2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
    Synonym(s): overflow, runoff, overspill
v
  1. flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over]
  2. overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
    Synonym(s): bubble over, overflow, spill over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overflow incontinence
n
  1. urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overflowing
adj
  1. covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
    Synonym(s): afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfly
v
  1. fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: {pass over}, overfly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfond
adj
  1. excessively fond
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overfull
adj
  1. exceeding demand; "a glutted market" [syn: glutted, overfull]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpass
n
  1. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
    Synonym(s): overpass, flyover
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpay
v
  1. pay too much
    Antonym(s): underpay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpayment
n
  1. a payment larger than needed or expected
  2. the act of paying too much
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overplay
v
  1. exaggerate one's acting [syn: overact, ham it up, ham, overplay]
    Antonym(s): underact, underplay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overplus
n
  1. extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpopulate
v
  1. cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpopulation
n
  1. too much population
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpower
v
  1. overcome by superior force [syn: overpower, overmaster, overwhelm]
  2. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    Synonym(s): overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpowering
adj
  1. so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
    Synonym(s): overpowering, overwhelming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpoweringly
adv
  1. incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
    Synonym(s): overwhelmingly, overpoweringly, irresistibly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpraise
v
  1. praise excessively
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpressure
n
  1. a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overprice
v
  1. price excessively high
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpriced
adj
  1. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overprint
n
  1. something added by overprinting [syn: overprint, surprint]
v
  1. print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper
    Synonym(s): overprint, print over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overproduce
v
  1. produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
  2. produce in excess; "The country overproduces cars"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overproduction
n
  1. too much production or more than expected [syn: overproduction, overrun]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overprotect
v
  1. care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn: mother, fuss, overprotect]
  2. protect excessively; "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overprotection
n
  1. excessive protection [syn: momism, overprotection, overshielding]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overprotective
adj
  1. overly protective; "overprotective parents"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overproud
adj
  1. excessively proud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overrefine
v
  1. refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"
    Synonym(s): overrefine, over- refine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overrefined
adj
  1. excessively delicate or refined [syn: overrefined, superfine]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overrefinement
n
  1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    Synonym(s): distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overripe
adj
  1. too ripe and beginning to turn soft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overvaliant
adj
  1. having or showing undue valor or boldness; "a foolish overvaliant act"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overvaluation
n
  1. an appraisal that is too high [syn: overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal]
  2. too high a value or price assigned to something
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overvalue
v
  1. assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car"
    Synonym(s): overvalue, overestimate
    Antonym(s): underestimate, undervalue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overview
n
  1. a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oviraptorid
n
  1. advanced carnivorous theropod
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cane \Cane\, n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna,
      fr. Gr. [?], [?]; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[be]neh
      reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of
                  {Calamus} and {D[91]manorops}, having very long,
                  smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.
            (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and
                  bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
            (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,
                  the canes of a raspberry.
  
                           Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.
                                                                              --B. Jonson.
  
      Note: In the Southern United States {great cane} is the
               {Arundinaria macrosperma}, and {small cane} is. {A.
               tecta}.
  
      2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally
            made of one the species of cane.
  
                     Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.
  
      3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]
  
                     Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign The
                     flying skirmish of the darted cane.   --Dryden.
  
      4. A local European measure of length. See {Canna}.
  
      {Cane borer} (Zo[94].), A beetle {(Oberea bimaculata)} which,
            in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes
            or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.
  
      {Cane mill}, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the
            manufacture of sugar.
  
      {Cane trash}, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar
            cane, used for fuel, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Obreption \Ob*rep"tion\, n. [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere,
      obreptum, to creep up to; ob (see {Ob-}) + repere to creep.]
      1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
            [Obs.] --Cudworth.
  
      2. (Scots Law) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or
            surprise. --Bell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Obreptitious \Ob`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. obreptitus. See
      {Obreption}.]
      Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment
      of the truth. [R.] --Cotgrave.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purpose \Pur"pose\, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L.
      propositum. See {Propound}.]
      1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be
            reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view
            is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim;
            design; intention; plan.
  
                     He will his firste purpos modify.      --Chaucer.
  
                     As my eternal purpose hath decreed.   -- Milton.
  
                     The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Unless the
                     deed go with it.                                 --Shak.
  
      2. Proposal to another; discourse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      3. Instance; example. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
  
      {In purpose}, {Of purpose}, {On purpose}, with previous
            design; with the mind directed to that object;
            intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.
  
      Syn: design; end; intention; aim. See {Design}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Offerable \Of"fer*a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed
      to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus,
      operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.]
      1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an
            essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting
            of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with
            orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,
            together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a
            lyric drama.
  
      2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;
            a play set to music.
  
      3. The house where operas are exhibited.
  
      {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It.
            buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical,
            burlesque opera.
  
      {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium
            of an opera house for the use of a small private party.
  
      {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera.
  
      {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.
  
      {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia
            saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in
            hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some
            resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.
            Called also {dancing girls}.
  
      {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of
            low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and
            set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called
            because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.
  
      {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat.
  
      {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the
            performance of operas.
  
      {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand
            opera.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Buffa \[d8]Buf"fa\, n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See {Buffoon}.]
      The comic actress in an opera. -- a. Comic, farcical.
  
      {Aria buffa}, a droll or comic air.
  
      {Opera buffa}, a comic opera. See {Opera bouffe}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed
      to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus,
      operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.]
      1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an
            essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting
            of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with
            orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,
            together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a
            lyric drama.
  
      2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;
            a play set to music.
  
      3. The house where operas are exhibited.
  
      {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It.
            buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical,
            burlesque opera.
  
      {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium
            of an opera house for the use of a small private party.
  
      {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera.
  
      {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.
  
      {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia
            saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in
            hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some
            resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.
            Called also {dancing girls}.
  
      {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of
            low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and
            set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called
            because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.
  
      {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat.
  
      {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the
            performance of operas.
  
      {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand
            opera.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Operable \Op"er*a*ble\, a.
      Practicable. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opprobrious \Op*pro"bri*ous\, a. [L. opprobriosus, fr.
      opprobrium. See {Opprobrium}.]
      1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful;
            scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.
  
                     They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less
                     opprobrious than those by which they are attacked.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious
            name.
  
                     This dark, opprobrious den of shame.   --Milton.
            -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opprobrious \Op*pro"bri*ous\, a. [L. opprobriosus, fr.
      opprobrium. See {Opprobrium}.]
      1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful;
            scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.
  
                     They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less
                     opprobrious than those by which they are attacked.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious
            name.
  
                     This dark, opprobrious den of shame.   --Milton.
            -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opprobrious \Op*pro"bri*ous\, a. [L. opprobriosus, fr.
      opprobrium. See {Opprobrium}.]
      1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful;
            scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.
  
                     They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less
                     opprobrious than those by which they are attacked.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious
            name.
  
                     This dark, opprobrious den of shame.   --Milton.
            -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opprobrium \Op*pro"bri*um\, n. [L., fr. ob (see {Ob-}) + probrum
      reproach, disgrace.]
      Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive
      language.
  
               Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he
               found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. --De
                                                                              Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opprobry \Op*pro"bry\, n.
      Opprobrium. [Obs.] --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ouvarovite \Ou*va"ro*vite\, n. [Named from the Russian Count
      Uvaroff.] (Min.)
      Chrome garnet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overabound \O`ver*a*bound"\, v. i.
      To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant. --Pope.

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   Overaffect \O`ver*af*fect"\, v. t.
      To affect or care for unduly. [Obs.] --Milton.

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   Overawful \O"ver*aw"ful\, a.
      Awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree. [R.] --Milton.

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   Overbalance \O`ver*bal"ance\, v. t.
      1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. --Locke.
  
      2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.

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   Overbalance \O"ver*bal`ance\, n.
      Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent;
      as, an overbalance of exports. --J. Edwards.

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   Overbarren \O"ver*bar"ren\, a.
      Excessively barren.

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   Overbattle \O"ver*bat"tle\, a. [Over + battle, a.]
      Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths. [Obs.]
      [bd]Overbattle grounds.[b8] --Hooker.

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   Overbear \O`ver*bear"\, v. t.
      1. To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power,
            force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.
  
                     The point of reputation, when the news first came of
                     the battle lost, did overbear the reason of war.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
                     Overborne with weight the Cyprians fell. --Dryden.
  
                     They are not so ready to overbear the adversary who
                     goes out of his own country to meet them. --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. )
  
      2. To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.

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   Overbear \O`ver*bear"\, v. i.
      To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.

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   Overbearing \O`ver*bear"ing\, a.
      1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.
  
      2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;
            dictatorial; insolent. --{O`ver*bear"ing*ly}, adv. --
            {O`ver*bear"ing*ness}, n.

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   Overbearing \O`ver*bear"ing\, a.
      1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.
  
      2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;
            dictatorial; insolent. --{O`ver*bear"ing*ly}, adv. --
            {O`ver*bear"ing*ness}, n.

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   Overbearing \O`ver*bear"ing\, a.
      1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.
  
      2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;
            dictatorial; insolent. --{O`ver*bear"ing*ly}, adv. --
            {O`ver*bear"ing*ness}, n.

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   Overbend \O`ver*bend"\, v. t.
      To bend to excess.

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   Overbend \O`ver*bend"\, v. i.
      To bend over. [R.]

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   Overbid \O`ver*bid"\, v. t.
      To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of. --Dryden.

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   Overbide \O`ver*bide"\, v. t.
      To outlive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Overblow \O`ver*blow"\, v. i.
      1. To blow over, or be subdued. [R.] --Spenser.
  
      2. (Mus.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces
            an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus,
            the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.

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   Overblow \O`ver*blow"\, v. t.
      To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.
  
               When this cloud of sorrow's overblown.   --Waller.

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   Overboard \O"ver*board`\, adv.
      Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into
      the water; as, to fall overboard.
  
      {To throw overboard}, to discard; to abandon, as a dependent
            or friend.

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   Overboil \O`ver*boil"\, v. i.
      To boil over or unduly.
  
               Nor is discontent to keep the mind Deep in its
               fountain, lest it overboil In the hot throng. --Byron.

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   Overbold \O`ver*bold"\, a.
      Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent. --Shak. --
      {O"ver*bold"ly}, adv.

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   Overbold \O`ver*bold"\, a.
      Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent. --Shak. --
      {O"ver*bold"ly}, adv.

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   Overbookish \O"ver*book"ish\, a.
      Excessively bookish.

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   Overbounteous \O"ver*boun"te*ous\, a.
      Bounteous to excess.

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   Overbow \O`ver*bow"\, v. t.
      To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction. [Obs.]
      --Fuller.

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   Overbreed \O`ver*breed"\, v. t.
      To breed to excess.

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   Overbrim \O`ver*brim"\, v. i.
      To flow over the brim; to be so full as to overflow. [R.]

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   Overbrow \O`ver*brow"\, v. t.
      To hang over like a brow; to impend over. [Poetic]
      --Longfellow.
  
               Did with a huge projection overbrow Large space
               beneath.                                                --Wordsworth.

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   Overbuild \O`ver*build"\, v. t.
      1. To build over. --Milton.
  
      2. To build too much; to build beyond the demand.

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   Overbuilt \O`ver*built"\, a.
      Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.

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   Overbulk \O`ver*bulk"\, v. t.
      To oppress by bulk; to overtower. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.

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   Overburden \O`ver*bur"den\, v. t.
      To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. --Sir P.
      Sidney.

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   Overburden \O"ver*bur`den\, n.
      The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond.

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   Overburdensome \O"ver*bur"den*some\, a.
      Too burdensome.

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   Overburn \O`ver*burn"\, v. t. & i.
      To burn too much; to be overzealous.

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   Over-busy \O"ver-bus"y\, a.
      Too busy; officious.

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   Overbuy \O`ver*buy"\, v. t.
      1. To buy too much.
  
      2. To buy at too dear a rate. --Dryden.

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   Overfall \O"ver*fall`\, n.
      1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]
  
      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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   Overfatigue \O"ver*fa*tigue"\, n.
      Excessive fatigue.

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   Overfatigue \O`ver*fa*tigue"\, v. t.
      To fatigue to excess; to tire out.

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   Overfeed \O`ver*feed"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Overfed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overfeeding}.]
      To feed to excess; to surfeit.

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   Overfeed \O`ver*feed"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Overfed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overfeeding}.]
      To feed to excess; to surfeit.

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   Overfeed \O`ver*feed"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Overfed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overfeeding}.]
      To feed to excess; to surfeit.

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   Overfierce \O"ver*fierce"\, a.
      Excessively fierce.

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   overfill \o`ver*fill"\, v. t.
      To fill to excess; to surcharge.

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   Overfish \O`ver*fish"\, v. t.
      To fish to excess.

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   Overfly \O`ver*fly"\, v. t. [imp. {Overflew}; p. p. {Overflown};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Overflying}.]
      To cross or pass over by flight. --Byron.

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   Overfloat \O`ver*float"\, v. t.
      To overflow. [R.] --Dryden.

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   Overflourish \O`ver*flour"ish\, v. t.
      1. To make excessive display or flourish of. --Collier.
  
      2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to
            varnish over. [Obs.] --Shak.

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   Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. i.
      1. To run over the bounds.
  
      2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.

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   Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.
      1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
            --Bacon.
  
      2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a
            superabundance. --Shak.
  
      3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
  
      {Overflow meeting}, a meeting constituted of the surplus or
            overflow of another audience.

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   Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overflowed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Overflowing}.] [AS. oferfl[?]wan. See {Over}, and
      {Flow}.]
      1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other
            fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
  
                     The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

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   Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.
      1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
            --Bacon.
  
      2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a
            superabundance. --Shak.
  
      3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
  
      {Overflow meeting}, a meeting constituted of the surplus or
            overflow of another audience.

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   Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overflowed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Overflowing}.] [AS. oferfl[?]wan. See {Over}, and
      {Flow}.]
      1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other
            fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
  
                     The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

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   Overflowing \O`ver*flow"ing\, n.
      An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.
  
               He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full
               mind on anybody who would start a subject. --Macaulay.

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   Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overflowed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Overflowing}.] [AS. oferfl[?]wan. See {Over}, and
      {Flow}.]
      1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other
            fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
  
                     The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

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   Overflowingly \O`ver*flow"ing*ly\, adv.
      In great abundance; exuberantly. --Boyle.

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   Overfly \O`ver*fly"\, v. t. [imp. {Overflew}; p. p. {Overflown};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Overflying}.]
      To cross or pass over by flight. --Byron.

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   Overflush \O`ver*flush"\, v. t.
      To flush to excess. [R.]

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   Overflutter \O`ver*flut"ter\, v. t.
      To flutter over.

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   Overflux \O"ver*flux`\, n.
      Overflow; exuberance. [R.]

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   Overfly \O`ver*fly"\, v. t. [imp. {Overflew}; p. p. {Overflown};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Overflying}.]
      To cross or pass over by flight. --Byron.

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   Overfly \O`ver*fly"\, 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 \O"ver*fond"\, a.
      Fond to excess. --Milton. -- {O"ver*fond"ly}, adv. --
      {O"ver*fond"ness}, n.

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   Overfond \O"ver*fond"\, a.
      Fond to excess. --Milton. -- {O"ver*fond"ly}, adv. --
      {O"ver*fond"ness}, n.

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   Overfond \O"ver*fond"\, a.
      Fond to excess. --Milton. -- {O"ver*fond"ly}, adv. --
      {O"ver*fond"ness}, n.

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   Overforce \O"ver*force`\, n.
      Excessive force; violence.

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   Overforward \O"ver*for"ward\, a.
      Forward to excess; too forward. -- {O"ver*for"ward*ness}, n.

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   Overforward \O"ver*for"ward\, a.
      Forward to excess; too forward. -- {O"ver*for"ward*ness}, n.

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   Overfreight \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.

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   Overfree \O"ver*free"\, a.
      Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar. --
      {O"ver*free"ly}, adv.

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   Overfree \O"ver*free"\, a.
      Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar. --
      {O"ver*free"ly}, adv.

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   Overfreight \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.

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   Overfreight \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.

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   Overfreight \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.

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   Overfrequent \O"ver*fre"quent\, a.
      Too frequent.

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   Overfrieze \O`ver*frieze"\, v. t.
      To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze. --E. Hall.

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   Overfront \O`ver*front"\, v. t.
      To confront; to oppose; to withstand. [Obs.] --Milton.

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   Overfruitful \O"ver*fruit"ful\, a.
      Too fruitful.

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   Overfull \O"ver*full"\, a. [AS. oferfull.]
      Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.
      --Shak.

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   Overfullness \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.

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   Overhappy \O"ver*hap"py\, a.
      Exceedingly happy. --Shak.

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   Overheavy \O"ver*heav`y\, a.
      Excessively heavy.

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   Overhip \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.] [bd]When the time is overhipt.[b8]
      --Holland.

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   Overhip \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.] [bd]When the time is overhipt.[b8]
      --Holland.

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   Overhip \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.] [bd]When the time is overhipt.[b8]
      --Holland.

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   Overoffice \O`ver*of"fice\, v. t.
      To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.] --Shak.

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   Overofficious \O"ver*of*fi"cious\, a.
      Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. --Collier.

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   Overpay \O`ver*pay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpaid}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Overpaying}.]
      To pay too much to; to reward too highly.

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   Overpaint \O`ver*paint"\, v. t.
      To color or describe too strongly. --Sir W. Raleigh.

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   Overpamper \O`ver*pam"per\, v. t.
      To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much. --Dryton.

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   Overpart \O`ver*part"\, v. t.
      To give too important or difficult a part to. [Obs.] --B.
      Jonson.

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   Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [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.

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   Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. i.
      To pass over, away, or off.

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   Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [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.

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   Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [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.

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   Overpassionate \O"ver*pas"sion*ate\, a.
      Passionate to excess. -- {O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv.

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   Overpassionate \O"ver*pas"sion*ate\, a.
      Passionate to excess. -- {O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv.

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   Overpatient \O"ver*pa"tient\, a.
      Patient to excess.

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   Overpay \O`ver*pay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpaid}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Overpaying}.]
      To pay too much to; to reward too highly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpay \O`ver*pay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpaid}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Overpaying}.]
      To pay too much to; to reward too highly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpeer \O`ver*peer"\, v. t.
      To peer over; to rise above.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpeople \O`ver*peo"ple\, v. t.
      To people too densely.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overperch \O`ver*perch"\, v. t.
      To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpersuade \O`ver*per*suade"\, v. t.
      To persuade or influence against one's inclination or
      judgment. --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpester \O`ver*pes"ter\, v. t.
      To pester exceedingly or excessively. --Sir W. Raleigh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpicture \O`ver*pic"ture\, v. t.
      To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [Obs.]
      [bd]O'erpicturing that Venus.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overplease \O`ver*please"\, v. t.
      To please excessively.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overplus \O"ver*plus\, n. [Over + L. plus more. See {Plus}, and
      cf. {Surplus}.]
      That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity
      proposed; surplus. --Shak. [bd]The overplus of a great
      fortune.[b8] --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overply \O`ver*ply"\, v. t.
      To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.
      --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpoise \O`ver*poise"\, v. t.
      To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpoise \O"ver*poise`\, n.
      Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpolish \O`ver*pol"ish\, v. t.
      To polish too much.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overponderous \O"ver*pon"der*ous\, a.
      Too heavy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpost \O`ver*post"\, v. t.
      To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpotent \O"ver*po"tent\, a.
      Too potent or powerful.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpower \O"ver*pow`er\, n.
      A dominating power. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.]
      To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish;
      to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. [bd]And
      overpower'd that gallant few.[b8] --Wordsworth.
  
      Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
               overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.]
      To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish;
      to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. [bd]And
      overpower'd that gallant few.[b8] --Wordsworth.
  
      Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
               overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
      Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
      {O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.]
      To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish;
      to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. [bd]And
      overpower'd that gallant few.[b8] --Wordsworth.
  
      Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
               overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
      Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
      {O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpraise \O`ver*praise"\, v. t. [Cf. {Overprize},
      {Superpraise}.]
      To praise excessively or unduly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpraising \O`ver*prais"ing\, n.
      The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpress \O`ver*press"\, v. t.
      1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to
            overwhelm. --Shak.
  
      2. To overcome by importunity. --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpressure \O"ver*pres"sure\, n.
      Excessive pressure or urging. --London Athen[91]um.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overprize \O`ver*prize"\, v. t. [Cf. {Overpraise}.]
      Toprize excessively; to overvalue. --Sir H. Wotton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overproduction \O"ver*pro*duc"tion\, n.
      Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. --J. S. Mill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overprompt \O"ver*prompt"\, a.
      Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate. --
      {O`ver*prompt"ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overprompt \O"ver*prompt"\, a.
      Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate. --
      {O`ver*prompt"ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overproof \O"ver*proof"\, a.
      Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than
      proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by
      weight of alcohol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overproportion \O`ver*pro*por"tion\, v. t.
      To make of too great proportion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overproud \O"ver*proud"\, a.
      Exceedingly or unduly proud. [bd]Overproud of his
      victory.[b8] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overprovident \O"ver*prov"i*dent\, a.
      Too provident.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overprovoke \O`ver*pro*voke"\, v. t.
      To provoke excessively. --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overrefine \O`ver*re*fine"\, v. t.
      To refine too much.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overrefinement \O"ver*re*fine"ment\, n.
      Excessive refinement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overripe \O"ver*ripe"\, a.
      Matured to excess. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overripen \O`ver*rip"en\, v. t.
      To make too ripe. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overvail \O`ver*vail"\, v. t.
      See {Overveil}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overvaluation \O"ver*val`u*a"tion\, n.
      Excessive valuation; overestimate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overvalue \O`ver*val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overvalued}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overvaluing}.]
      1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. [bd]To
            overvalue human power.[b8] --Holyday.
  
      2. To exceed in value. [R.] --H. Brooke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overvalue \O`ver*val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overvalued}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overvaluing}.]
      1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. [bd]To
            overvalue human power.[b8] --Holyday.
  
      2. To exceed in value. [R.] --H. Brooke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overvalue \O`ver*val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overvalued}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Overvaluing}.]
      1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. [bd]To
            overvalue human power.[b8] --Holyday.
  
      2. To exceed in value. [R.] --H. Brooke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overveil \O`ver*veil"\, v. t.
      To veil or cover. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overview \O"ver*view`\, n. [Cf. {Survey}.]
      An inspection or overlooking. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overvote \O`ver*vote"\, v. t.
      To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. [R.] --Eikon
      Basilike.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Overbrook, KS (city, FIPS 53725)
      Location: 38.77996 N, 95.55694 W
      Population (1990): 920 (351 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66524
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   overflow bit n.   1. [techspeak] A {flag} on some processors
   indicating an attempt to calculate a result too large for a register
   to hold.   2. More generally, an indication of any kind of capacity
   overload condition.   "Well, the {{Ada}} description was {baroque}
   all right, but I could hack it OK until they got to the exception
   handling ... that set my overflow bit."   3. The hypothetical bit
   that will be set if a hacker doesn't get to make a trip to the Room
   of Porcelain Fixtures: "I'd better process an internal interrupt
   before the overflow bit gets set."
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   overflow pdl n.   [MIT] The place where you put things when your
   {PDL} is full.   If you don't have one and too many things get
   pushed, you forget something.   The overflow pdl for a person's
   memory might be a memo pad.   This usage inspired the following
   doggerel:
  
      Hey, diddle, diddle
      The overflow pdl
      To get a little more stack;
      If that's not enough
      Then you lose it all,
      And have to pop all the way back.
      -The Great Quux
  
      The term `pdl' (see {PDL}) seems to be primarily an MITism;
   outside MIT this term is replaced by `overflow {stack}' (but that
   wouldn't rhyme with `diddle').
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   overflow bit
  
      1. A {flag} on some processors indicating an attempt to
      calculate a result too large for the destination {register} to
      hold.
  
      2. More generally, an indication of any kind of capacity
      overload condition.   "Well, the {Ada} description was
      {baroque} all right, but I could hack it OK until they got to
      the exception handling ... that set my overflow bit."
  
      3. The hypothetical bit that will be set if a hacker doesn't
      get to make a trip to the Room of Porcelain Fixtures: "I'd
      better process an internal interrupt before the overflow bit
      gets set".
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   overflow pdl
  
      The place where you put things when your {pdl} is full.   If
      you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget
      something.   The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a
      memo pad.   This usage inspired the following doggerel:
  
         Hey, diddle, diddle
         The overflow pdl
            To get a little more stack;
         If that's not enough
         Then you lose it all,
            And have to pop all the way back.
               --The Great Quux
  
      The term {pdl} seems to be primarily an {MIT}ism; outside MIT
      this term is replaced by "overflow {stack}".
  
  
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