Webster's Dictionary 1913

2701

Overrake

O′ver‐rake″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overraked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overraking.] (Naut.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored...

2702

Overrank

O″ver‐rank″ (?), a. Too rank or luxuriant.

2703

Overrate

O′ver‐rate″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Overrating.] To rate or value too highly.

2704

Overrate (2)

O″ver‐rate′, n. An excessive rate. Massinger.

2705

Overreach

O′ver‐reach″ (–rēch″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overreached (?), (Overraught (�), obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.Overreaching.]1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.2. To deceive, or ge...

2706

Overreach (2)

O′ver‐reach″, v. i. 1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; — said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack f...

2707

Overreach (3)

O″ver‐reach′ (ō″vẽr‐rēch′), n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; — said of horses.

2708

Overreacher

O′ver‐reach″er (?), n. One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.

2709

Overread

O′ver‐read″ (?), v. t. To read over, or peruse. Shak.

2710

Overready

O″ver‐read″y (?), a. Too ready. — O″ver‐read″‐i‐ly (#), adv. — O″ver‐read″i‐ness, n.

2711

Overreckon

O′ver‐reck″on (?), v. t. To reckon too highly.

2712

Overred

O′ver‐red″ (?), v. t. To smear with red.

2713

Overrefine

O′ver‐re‐fine″ (?), v. t. To refine too much.

2714

Overrefinement

O″ver‐re‐fine″ment (?), n. Excessive refinement.

2715

Overrent

O′ver‐rent″ (?), v. t. To rent for too much.

2716

Overrich

O″ver‐rich″ (?), a. Exccessively rich.

2717

Override

O′ver‐ride″ (?), v. t. [imp.Overrode (?); p. p.Overridden (?), Overrode, Overrid (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Overriding.] [AS. offerīdan.] 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to tr...

2718

Overrigged

O″ver‐rigged″ (?), a. Having too much rigging.

2719

Overrighteous

O″ver‐right″eous (?), a. Excessively righteous; — usually implying hypocrisy.

2720

Overrigid

O″ver‐rig″id (?), a. Too rigid; too severe.

2721

Overrigorous

O″ver‐rig″or‐ous (?), a. Too rigorous; harsh.

2722

Overripe

O″ver‐ripe″ (?), a. Matured to excess. Milton.

2723

Overripen

O′ver‐rip″en (?), v. t. To make too ripe. Shak.

2724

Overroast

O′ver‐roast″ (?), v. t. To roast too much. Shak.

2725

Overrule

O′ver‐rule″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overruled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overruling.] 1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.2. To rule or determine in a contrar...

2726

Overrule (2)

O′ver‐rule″, v. i. To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.

2727

Overruler

O′ver‐rul″er (?), n. One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines. Sir P. Sidney.