Webster's Dictionary 1913

2566

Overjealous

O′ver‐jeal″ous (?), a. [Over + jealous. Cf. Overzealous.] Excessively jealous; too jealous.

2567

Overjoy

O′ver‐joy″ (?), v. t. To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.

2568

Overjoy (2)

O″ver‐joy′ (?), n. Excessive joy; transport.

2569

Overjump

O′ver‐jump″ (?), v. t. To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore. Marston.

2570

Overking

O″ver‐king′ (?), n. A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes. J. R. Green.

2571

Overknowing

O″ver‐know″ing (?), a. Too knowing or too cunning.

2572

Overlabor

O′ver‐la″bor (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overlabored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overlaboring.]1. To cause to labor excessively; to overwork. Dryden.2. To labor upon excessively; to refine ...

2573

Overlade

O′ver‐lade″ (?), v. t. [imp.Overladed; p. p.Overladen (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overlading.] [Cf. Overload.] To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload. Spenser.

2574

Overland

O″ver‐land′ (?), a. Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.

2575

Overland (2)

O″ver‐land′, adv. By, upon, or across, land.

2576

Overlander

O″ver‐land′er (?), n. One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.

2577

Overlanguaged

O″ver‐lan″guaged (?), a. Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.

2578

Overlap

O′ver‐lap″ (?), v. t. & i. To lap over; to lap.

2579

Overlap (2)

O″ver‐lap′ (?), n. 1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.2. (Geol.) An extension of geological beds above and b...

2580

Overlarge

O″ver‐large″ (?), a. Too large; too great.

2581

Overlargeness

O″ver‐large″ness, n. Excess of size or bulk.

2582

Overlash

O′ver‐lash″ (?), v. i. [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant, lashing lavish.] To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast. Barrow.

2583

Overlashing

O′ver‐lash″ing, n. Excess; exaggeration.

2584

Overlate

O″ver‐late″ (?), a. Too late; exceedingly late.

2585

Overlave

O′ver‐lave″ (?), v. t. To lave or bathe over.

2586

Overlavish

O″ver‐lav″ish (?), a. Lavish to excess.

2587

Overlay

O′ver‐lay″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overlaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overlaying.] 1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively ...

2588

Overlay (2)

O″ver‐lay′ (?), n. 1. A covering. Sir W. Scott.2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

2589

Overlayer

O″ver‐lay″er (?), n. One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.

2590

Overlaying

O″ver‐lay″ing, n. A superficial covering; a coating.

2591

Overlead

O′ver‐lead″ (?), v. t. To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. Chaucer.

2592

Overleap

O′ver‐leap″ (?), v. t. [AS. oferhleápan. See Over, and Leap.] To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. “Let me o'erleap that custom.” Shak.