Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter O - Page 36
Overcapable (a.) Too capable. [R.]
Overcapable of such pleasing errors. -- Hooker.
Overcare (n.) 自尋煩惱；杞人憂天 Excessive care. -- Dryden.
Overcareful (a.) Too careful. -- Shak.
Overcareful (a.) Excessively or unduly careful [syn: overcareful, too-careful].
Overcarking (a.) Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] -- Fuller.
Overcarry (v. t. & i.) To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point. -- Hayward.
Overcast (a.) (Meteorology) （被雲等）遮蔽的；多雲的，陰的；沮喪的；憂鬱的；情緒低落的；包邊縫紉的，縫邊的 Completely or almost completely covered over with clouds; -- of the sky.
Overcast (a.) (Sewing) Sewn by overcasting.
Overcast (v. t.) （雲等）遮蔽（天空等），使陰；使沮喪；使憂鬱；包縫（邊） To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. -- Dryden.
Overcast (v. t.) To compute or rate too high. -- Bacon.
Overcast (v. t.) (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
Overcast (v. t.) (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
Overcast (a.) Filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered}, {clouded}, {overcast}, {sunless}].
Overcast (n.) The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: {cloudiness}, {cloud cover}, {overcast}].
Overcast (n.) Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: {cloudiness}, {overcast}].
Overcast (n.) A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling [syn: {overcast}, {overcasting}].
Overcast (n.) A cast that falls beyond the intended spot.
Overcast (v.) Make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" [syn: {overcast}, {cloud}] [ant: {brighten}, {clear}, {clear up}, {light up}].
Overcast (v.) Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches.
Overcast (v.) Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books".
Overcatch (v. t.) To overtake. [Obs.]
Overcautious (a.) Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. -- O"ver*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- O"ver*cau"tious*ness, n.
Overcautious (a.) Unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business".
Overchange (n.) Too much or too frequent change; fickleness. [R.] -- Beau. & Fl.
Overcharge (v. t.) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Overcharge (v. t.) To fill too full; to crowd.
Our language is overcharged with consonants. -- Addison.
Overcharge (v. t.) To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
Overcharge (v. t.) To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
Overcharge (v. t.) (Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to cause damage.
Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe.
Overcharge (v. i.) To make excessive charges.
Overcharge (n.) An excessive load or burden.
Overcharge (n.) An excessive charge in an account.
Overcharge (n.) A price that is too high.
Overcharge (v.) Rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook] [ant: undercharge].
Overcharge (v.) Place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn: overload, surcharge, overcharge].
Overclimb (v. t.) To climb over. -- Surrey.
Overcloud (v. t.) To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.
Overcloud (v.) Become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn: overcloud, cloud over, cloud up].
Overcloud (v.) Make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: obscure, bedim, overcloud].
Overcloy (v. t.) To fill beyond satiety. -- Shak.
Overcoat (n.) A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.
Overcoat (n.) A heavy coat worn over clothes in winter [syn: greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat].
Overcoat (n.) An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) [syn: overcoat, overcoating].
Overcold (a.) Cold to excess. -- Wiseman.
Overcolor (v. t.) To color too highly.
Overcame (imp.) of Overcome.
Overcome (p. p.) of Overcome.
Overcoming (p. pr & vb. n.) of Overcome.
Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. -- Spenser.
Overcome (v. t.) To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] -- J. Philips.
Overcome (v. t.) To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.]
And overcome us like a summer's cloud. -- Shak.
Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See Conquer.
Overcome (v. i.) To gain the superiority; to be victorious. -- Rev. iii. 21.
Overcome (v.) Win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" [syn: {get the better of}, {overcome}, {defeat}].
Overcome (v.) Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount}, {master}].
Overcome (v.) Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}, {overtake}].
Overcome (v.) Overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" [syn: {get the best}, {have the best}, {overcome}].
Overcomer (n.) One who overcomes.
Overcomer (n.) Someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion [syn: subduer, surmounter, overcomer].
Overcoming (a.) Conquering; subduing. -- O`ver*com"ing*ly, adv.
Overconfidence (n.) Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.
Overconfidence (n.) Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence].
Overconfident (a.) Confident to excess. -- O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly, adv.
Overconfident (a.) Marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: cocksure, overconfident, positive].
Overcostly (a.) Too costly. -- Milton.
Overcount (v. t.) To rate too high. -- Shak.
Overcount (v. t.) To count erroneously, such that the counted number is
higher than the actual number.
Overcount (n.) A count[1] that is higher than the true number; an erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly; the result of overcounting [2].
Overcover (v. t.) To cover up. -- Shak.
Overcredulous (a.) Too credulous.
Overcredulous (a.) Too credulous for your own good.
Overcrow (v. t.) To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower. -- Spenser. -- Shak.
Overcrowd (v. t.) To crowd too much.
Overcrowd (v.) Cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria".
Overcrowd (v.) Crowd together too much.
Overcunning (a.) Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
Overcurious (a.) Too curious.
Overcurious (a.) Showing excessive curiosity.
Overdare (v. t. & i.) To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
Overdate (v. t.) To date later than the true or proper period; to postdate. -- Milton.
Overdeal (n.) The excess. [Obs.]
The overdeal in the price will be double. -- Holland.
Overdelicate (a.) Too delicate.
Overdelicate (a.) Extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system".
Overdelighted (a.) Delighted beyond measure.
Overdight (a.) Covered over. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Overdid (imp.) of Overdo.
Overdone (p. p.) of Overdo.
Overdoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overdo.
Overdo (v. t.) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing. -- Shak.
Overdo (v. t.) To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
Overdo (v. t.) To surpass; to excel. [R.] -- Tennyson.
Overdo (v. t.) To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
Overdo (v. i.) To labor too hard; to do too much.
Overdo (v.) Do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups" [syn: overdo, exaggerate].
Overdoer (n.) One who overdoes.
Overdose (v. t.) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
Overdose (n.) Too great a dose; an excessive dose.
Overdose (v.) Dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" [syn: overdose, o.d.].
Overdrew (imp.) of Overdraw.
Overdrawn (p. p.) of Overdraw.
Overdrawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overdraw.
Overdraw (v. t.) To exaggerate; to overdo.
Overdraw (v. t.) (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit; to draw more than the balance in one's account.
Overdress (v. t.) To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion. -- Pope.
Overdress (v.) Dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child -- she will be too hot" [syn: overdress, overclothe] [ant: underdress].
Overdress (v.) Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out] [ant: dress down, underdress].
Overdrink (v. t. & i.) To drink to excess.
Overdrive (v. t. & i.) To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
Overdrive (n.) (Machinery) A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft.
Overdrive (n.) (Automotive) The gear setting of a motor vehicle at which the overdrive [1] is operative; as, cruising at 80 mph in overdrive.
Overdrive (n.) Hence: [fig.] A state of unusually intense activity; as, when they got their new supercomputer, their research kicked into overdrive; one look at her made his heart jump into overdrive; -- used mostly of the activities of persons or groups.
Overdrive (n.) The state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive".
Overdrive (n.) A high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power.
Overdrive (v.) Drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress".
Overdrive (v.) Make use of too often or too extensively [syn: overuse, overdrive].
Overdrive, () An Intel Pentium processor which fits into a socket designed to accomodate an Intel 486, or into a special upgrade socket on the motherboard. (1995-03-27)
Overdrown (v. t.) To wet or drench to excess. [Obs.] -- W. Browne.
Overdry (v. t.) To dry too much. -- Burton.
Overdue (a.) Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival, payment, return, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note; a book overdue at the library; an overdue payment.
Overdue (a.) Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent, overdue].
Overdue. () A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
Overdue. The indorsement of a note or bill overdue, is equivalent to drawing a new bill payable at sight. 2 Conn. 419; 18 Pick. 260; 9 Alab. R. 153.
Overdue. A note when passed or assigned when overdue, is subject to all the equities between the original contracting parties. 6 Conn. 5; 10 Conn. 30, 55; 3 Har. (N. J.) Rep. 222.
Overdye (v. t.) To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another). -- Shak.
Overeager (a.) Too eager; too impatient. -- O`ver*ea"ger*ly, adv. -- O"ver*ea"ger*ness, n.
Overeager (a.) Excessively eager; "overeager in his pursuit of the girl".
Overearnest (a.) Too earnest. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ly, adv. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ness, n.
Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Overeat (v. t. & i.) To eat to excess; -- sometimes with a reflexive; as, she overate at the party and spent the next week dieting.
Overeat (v.) Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" [syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out].
Overeat, (v.) To dine.
Hail, Gastronome, Apostle of Excess, Well skilled to overeat without distress!
Thy great invention, the unfatal feast, Shows Man's superiority to Beast.
Overelegant (a.) Too elegant. -- Johnson. over-embellish
Overempty (v. t.) To make too empty; to exhaust. [R.] -- Carew.
Overest (a.) Uppermost; outermost.
Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. -- Chaucer.
Overestimate (v. t.) 對……評價過高；對……估計過高 To estimate too highly.
Overestimate (v. t.) Hnce: To overvalue.
Overestimate (n.) An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.
Overestimate (n.) An appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overestimation}, {overvaluation}, {overappraisal}].
Overestimate (n.) A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overestimation}, {overrating}, {overreckoning}].
Overestimate (v.) (v. i.) 評價過高；估計過高 Make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers" [syn: {overestimate}, {overrate}] [ant: {underestimate}, {underrate}].
Overestimate (v.) Assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car" [syn: {overvalue}, {overestimate}] [ant: {underestimate}, {undervalue}].
Overexcite (v. t.) 使過分激動或興奮 To excite too much.
Overexcitement (n.) Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
Overexert (v. t.) To exert too much.
Overexert (v.) Exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising"!
Overexertion (n.) Excessive exertion ; as, he strained his back from overexertion.
Overexertion (n.) Excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results.
Overexquisite (a.) Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.
Overeye (v. t.) To superintend; to oversee; to inspect. [Obs.]
Overeye (v. t.) To see; to observe. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Overfall (n.) 湍流；急流；暗礁；（運河等之）洩洪道 A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]
Overfall (n.) (Natu.) A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.
Overfatigue (n.) Excessive fatigue.
Overfatigue (v. t.) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
Overfatigue (v.) Tire excessively [syn: overtire, overweary, overfatigue].
Overfed (imp. & p. p.) of Overfeed.
Overfeeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overfeed.
Overfeed (v. t. & i.) To feed to excess; to surfeit.
Overfeed (v.) Feed excessively.
Overfierce (a.) Excessively fierce.
Overfill (v. t.) To fill to excess; to surcharge.
Overfill (v.) Fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets".
Overfish (v. t.) 對（魚場或某類魚）進行過度捕撈 To fish to excess.
Overfish (v. t.) Specifically: To fish so much that the numbers of fish remaining are substantially reduced.
Overfloat (v. t.) To overflow. [R.] -- Dryden.
Overflourish (v. t.) To make excessive display or flourish of. [Obs.]
Overflourish (v. t.) To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over. [Obs.] -- Shak.