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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ō'ver-tē'di-ous, a. p. 933Too tedious.Ō'ver-tĕmpt', v. t. p. 933To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance. Milton.Ō'ver-thrōw', v. t. p. 933To throw over; to upset; to turn upside down. 2. Hence, to ruin; to demolish; to defeat utterly; to rout; to destroy; to subvert. “When the walls of Thebes he overthrew.” Dryden. Syn.—To demolish…Ō'ver-thrōw, n. p. 933The act of overturning; the state of being overturned or turned off the basis. Dear dame, your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.Ō'ver-thrōw'er, n. p. 933One who overthrows, defeats, or destroys.Ō'ver-thwart, a. p. 933Opposite; over the way or street. “Our overthwart neighbors.” Dryden. 2. Crossing at right angles. Entrance and access on all sides, by the felling of huge trees overthwart one another, was quite…Ō/ver-thwārt', prep. p. 933Across; from side to side of.Ō'ver-thwārt, n. p. 933That which thwarts; an unlucky circumstance. [Obs.] Surrey.Ō'ver-thwārt'ly, adv. p. 933Across; transversely. Peacham. 2. Perversely.Ō'ver-thwārt/ness, n. p. 933The state of being athwart, or lying across. 2. Perverseness; pervicacity. Johnson.Ō'ver-tĭlt', v. t. p. 933To overturn; to overset.Ō'ver-tīme, n. p. 933Time employed in overwork.Ō'ver-tīre', v. t. p. 933To tire to excess; to subdue by fatigue. Milton.Ō'ver-tĭ'tle, v. t. p. 933To give too high a title to. Fuller.Ō'vert-ly, adv. p. 933In open view; publicly; openly.Ō'ver-toil', v. i. p. 933To practice excessive toil; to overwork one's self. Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled By that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.Ō/ver-tŏp’, v. t. p. 933To rise above the top of. “To o’ertop old Pelion.” Shak. 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to surpass; to excel. Wisdom Overtopping woman’s power. Shak. 3. To go beyond; to transgress; to disregard. If…Ō'/ver-tow'er, v. t. p. 933To tower over or above.Ō'ver-trāde', v. i. p. 933To trade beyond capital, or to purchase goods beyond the means of payment, or beyond the wants of the community.Ō/ver-trād'ing, n. p. 933The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment, or beyond the wants of the community.Ō'ver-trēad', v. t. p. 933To tread over or upon. [Obs.]Ō'ver-trēat', v. t. p. 933To treat or manage; to win over; — to prevail upon to listen or comply. [Obs.] Surrey.Ō'ver-trĭp', v. t. p. 933To trip over; to walk nimbly over. Shak.Ō'ver-troub'led, a. p. 933Excessively troubled.Ō'ver-trōw', v. i. p. 933To be too trustful or confident. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Ō/ver-trüst', v. t. p. 933To trust with too much confidence. Bp. Hall.Ō'ver-tūm'ble, v. t. p. 933To tumble or turn over; to upset.Ō'vert-ūre, n. p. 933Opening; disclosure; discovery. [Obs.] Shak. 2. That which is opened; an open space; a recess; a retreat. [Obs.] “The cave’s inmost overture.” Chapman. 3. Something offered for consideration; a…Ō'vert-ūre, v. t. p. 933To propose as an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.O'ver-tūrn', v. t. p. 933To turn or throw from a basis or foundation; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building. 2. To subvert; to ruin; to destroy. 3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton. Syn.—To demolish…Ō'ver-tŭrn, n. p. 933The state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow.Ō'ver-tŭrn'a-ble, a. p. 933Capable of being overturned or subverted. [Obs.]O'ver-tŭrn'er, n. p. 933One who overturns or subverts.O'ver-vāil', v. t. p. 933To cover; to spread over. Shak.Ō/ver-văl'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 933Inordinate valuation; overestimate.Ō′ver-văl′ūe, v. t. p. 933To value excessively or inordinately. “To overvalue human power.” Hooker.O'ver-vēl', v. t. p. 933To veil or cover; to overveil.Ō'ver-view, n. p. 933An inspection or overlooking. — [Obs.] Shak.Ō'ver-vōte', v. t. p. 933To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. K. Charles.O'ver-walk', v. t. p. 933To walk over or upon.O'ver-wār', v. t. p. 933To surpass in war; to conquer. [Obs.] Warner.Ō'ver-wār'y, a. p. 933Excessively cautious; too wary.O'ver-wash', v. t. p. 933To wash or flow over; to overflow.Ō'ver-wāst'ed, a. p. 933Wasted or worn out; consumed; spent. [Obs.] Drayton.Ō'ver-watch', v. t. p. 933To watch to excess; to subdue by long want of rest. Dryden.Ō/ver-wāx', v. i. p. 933To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester.Ō'/ver-wēak', a. p. 933Too weak; too feeble.O'ver-weär', v. t. p. 933To wear too much.O'ver-wēa'ry, v. t. p. 933To subdue with fatigue.Ō'ver-wĕath'er, v. t. p. 933To bruise or batter by violence of weather.O'ver-ween', v. i. p. 933To be too high, favorable, or flattering, in one's estimate or judgment. “The conceits of a warmed or overweening brain.” Locke. 2. Hence, to be arrogant in one's thoughts or claims. “Overweening…Ō'ver-ween'er, n. p. 933One who overweens. [Rare.]Ō'ver-ween'ing-ly, adv. p. 933In an overweening manner. “Whose peculiar words he overweeningly assumes.” Milton.Ō′ver-weigh′, v. t. p. 933To exceed in weight; to outweigh; to overbalance. Hooker.O'ver-weight', n. p. 933Weight over and above what is required by law or custom. 2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.Ō'ver-weight, a. p. 933Overweighing; excessive. [Obs.] “Of no overweight worth.” Fuller.Ō'ver-wĕt, n. p. 933Excessive wetness or dampness; excess of moisture. [Obs.] Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.Ō/ver-whĕlm′, v. t. p. 933To overspread or crush beneath something violent and weighty, that covers or encompasses the whole; as, to overwhelm with waves. 2. Hence, to immerse and bear down; to overcome; to crush; as, to be…O'ver-whelm, n. p. 933The act of overwhelming. [Obs.] Young.Ō'ver-whēlm'ing-ly, adv. p. 933In a manner to overwhelm.