Webster's Dictionary 1913

2836

Overtoil

O′ver‐toil″ (?), v. t. To overwork.

2837

Overtoil (2)

O′ver‐toil″, v. t. To weary excessively; to exhaust.Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiledBy that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.

2838

Overtone

O″ver‐tone′ (?), n. [A translation of G. oberton. See Over, Tone.] (Mus.) One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot port...

2839

Overtop

O′ver‐top″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overtopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overtopping.] 1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. “To o'ertop old Pelion.” Shak.2...

2840

Overtower

O′ver‐tow″er (?), v. t. To tower over or above.

2841

Overtower (2)

O′ver‐tow″er, v. i. To soar too high. Fuller.

2842

Overtrade

O′ver‐trade″ (?), v. i. To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or selling them; to overstock the market.

2843

Overtrading

O′ver‐trad″ing (?), n. The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.

2844

Overtread

O′ver‐tread″ (?), v. t. [AS. oferiredan.] To tread over or upon.

2845

Overtrip

O′ver‐trip″ (?), v. t. To trip over nimbly.

2846

Overtroubled

O′ver‐trou″bled (?), a. Excessively troubled.

2847

Overtrow

O′ver‐trow″ (?), v. i. To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much. Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 4).

2848

Overtrust

O″ver‐trust′ (?), n. Excessive confidence.

2849

Overtrust (2)

O′ver‐trust″, v. t. & i. To trust too much. Bp. Hall.

2850

Overture

O″ver‐ture (?), [OF. overture, F. ouverture, fr. OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir. See Overt.] 1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a chamber. Spenser. “The cave's inmost overture.” Chapman...

2851

Overture (2)

O″ver‐ture, v. t. To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.

2852

Overturn

O′ver‐turn″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overturned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overturning.] 1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriag...

2853

Overturn (2)

O″ver‐turn′, n. The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.

2854

Overturnable

O′ver‐turn″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.

2855

Overturner

O′ver‐turn″er (?), n. One who overturns. South.

2856

Overvail

O′ver‐vail″ (?), v. t. See Overveil.

2857

Overvaluation

O″ver‐val′u‐a″tion (?), n. Excessive valuation; overestimate.

2858

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. “To overvalue human power.” Holyday.2. To...

2859

Overveil

O′ver‐veil″ (?), v. t. To veil or cover. Shak.

2860

Overview

O″ver‐view′ (?), n. [Cf. Survey.] An inspection or overlooking. Shak.

2861

Overvote

O′ver‐vote″ (?), v. t. To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. Eikon Basilike.

2862

Overwalk

O′ver‐walk″ (?), v. t. To walk over or upon.