Webster's Dictionary 1913

2863

Overwar

O′ver‐war″ (?), v. t. To defeat. Warner.

2864

Overwary

O″ver‐wa″ry (?), a. Too wary; too cautious.

2865

Overwash

O′ver‐wash″ (?), v. t. To overflow. Holinshed.

2866

Overwasted

O′ver‐wast″ed (?), a. Wasted or worn out; consumed; spent Drayton.

2867

Overwatch

O″ver‐watch″ (?), v. t. 1. To watch too much.2. To weary or exhaust by watching. Dryden.

2868

Overwax

O′ver‐wax″ (?), v. i. To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. R. of Gloucester.

2869

Overweak

O″ver‐weak″ (?), a. Too weak; too feeble.

2870

Overwear

O′ver‐wear″ (–wâr″), v. t. To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.

2871

Overwear (2)

O″ver‐wear′ (?), n. Clothing worn over the ordinary indoor closing, as overcoats, wraps, etc.

2872

Overweary

O″ver‐wea″ry (?), v. t. To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.

2873

Overweather

O′ver‐weath″er (?), v. t. To expose too long to the influence of the weather. Shak.

2874

Overween

O′ver‐ween″ (?), v. t. [AS. oferwēnian. See Over, and Ween.] To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to be egotistic, a...

2875

Overweener

O′ver‐ween″er (?), n. One who overweens.The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke.

2876

Overweening

O′ver‐ween″ing, a. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. — O′ver‐ween″ingly, adv.Milton. — O′ver‐ween″ing‐ness, n.Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.

2877

Overweening (2)

O′ver‐ween″ing, n. Conceit; arrogance. Milton.

2878

Overweigh

O′ver‐weigh″ (?), v. t. To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton.Hooker.

2879

Overweight

O″ver‐weight′ (?), n. 1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.

2880

Overweight (2)

O″ver‐weight″, a. Overweighing; excessive. “Of no overweight worth.” Fuller.

2881

Overwell

O′ver‐well″ (?), v. t. To overflow. R. D. Blackmore.

2882

Overwet

O″ver‐wet (?), n. Excessive wetness.Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.

2883

Overwhelm

O′ver‐whelm″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overwhelmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overwhelming.]1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; henc...

2884

Overwhelm (2)

O″ver‐whelm′, n. The act of overwhelming.

2885

Overwhelming

O′ver‐whelm″ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. — O′ver‐whelm″ing‐ly, adv.

2886

Overwind

O′ver‐wind″ (?), v. t. To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.

2887

Overwing

O′ver‐wing″ (?), v. t. To outflank. Milton.

2888

Overwise

O″ver‐wise″ (?), a. Too wise; affectedly wise. — O′ver‐wise″ly, adv. — O′ver‐wise″ness, n.

2889

Overwit

O′ver‐wit″ (?), v. t. To outwit. Swift.