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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Overbuilt
O′ver‐built″ (?), a. Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.
Overbulk
O′ver‐bulk″ (?), v. t. To oppress by bulk; to overtower. Shak.
Overburden
O′ver‐bur″den (?), v. t. To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. Sir P. Sidney.
Overburden (2)
O″ver‐bur′den, n. The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. Raymond.
Overburdensome
O″ver‐bur″den‐some (?), a. Too burdensome.
Overburn
O′ver‐burn″ (?), v. t. & i. To burn too much; to be overzealous.
Overbuy
O′ver‐buy″ (?), v. t. 1. To buy too much.2. To buy at too dear a rate. Dryden.
Overcanopy
O′ver‐can″o‐py (?), v. t. To cover as with a canopy. Shak.
Overcapable
O′ver‐ca″pa‐ble (?), a. Too capable.Overcapable of such pleasing errors. Hooker.
Overcare
O″ver‐care′ (?), n. Excessive care. Dryden.
Overcareful
O″ver‐care″ful (ō″vẽr‐kâr″fụl), a. Too careful. Shak.
Overcarking
O″ver‐cark″ing (–kärk″ĭng), a. Too anxious; too full of care. Fuller.
Overcarry
O′ver‐car″ry (–kăr″ry̆), v. t. & i. To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point. Hayward.
Overcast
O′ver‐cast″ (?), v. t. 1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden.2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon.3. (Sewi...
Overcast (2)
O′ver‐cast″, v. t.(Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
Overcatch
O′ver‐catch″ (?), v. t. To overtake.
Overcautious
O″ver‐cau″tious (?), a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. — O″ver‐cau″tious‐ly, adv. — O″ver‐cau″tious‐ness, n.
Overchange
O″ver‐change′ (?), n. Too much or too frequent change; fickleness. Beau. & Fl.
Overcharge
O′ver‐charge″ (?), v. t. [Cf. Supercharge, Surcharge.]1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh.2. To fill too full; to crowd.Our language...
Overcharge (2)
O′ver‐charge″, v. i. To make excessive charges.
Overcharge (3)
O″ver‐charge′ (?), n. [Cf. Supercargo, Supercharge.]1. An excessive load or burden.2. An excessive charge in an account.
Overclimb
O′ver‐climb″ (?), v. t. To climb over. Surrey.
Overcloud
O′ver‐cloud″ (?), v. t. To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.
Overcloy
O′ver‐cloy″ (?), v. t. To fill beyond satiety. Shak.
Overcoat
O″ver‐coat′ (?), n. [Cf. Surcoat.] A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.
Overcold
O″ver‐cold″ (?), a. Cold to excess. Wiseman.