Webster's Dictionary 1913

2782

Overspeak

O′ver‐speak″ (?), v. t. & i. [AS. ofersprecan.] To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.

2783

Overspin

O′ver‐spin″ (?), v. t. To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. W. Cartwright.

2784

Overspread

O′ver‐spread″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overspread; p. pr. & vb. n.Overspreading.] [AS. ofersprǣdan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer.Those ...

2785

Overspread (2)

O′ver‐spread″, v. i. To be spread or scattered over.

2786

Overspring

O′ver‐spring″ (?), v. t. To spring or leap over.

2787

Overstand

O′ver‐stand″ (?), v. t. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.What madman would o'erstand his market t...

2788

Overstare

O′ver‐stare″ (?), v. t. To outstare. Shak.

2789

Overstare (2)

O′ver‐stare″, v. i. To stare wildly. Ascham.

2790

Overstate

O′ver‐state″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overstated; p. pr. & vb. n.Overstating.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller.

2791

Overstatement

O″ver‐state″ment (?), n. An exaggerated statement or account.

2792

Overstay

O′ver‐stay″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overstayed (?) or Overstaid (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Overstaying.] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. B...

2793

Overstep

O′ver‐step″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overstepped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overstepping.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress. Shak.

2794

Overstock

O″ver‐stock′ (?), n. Stock in excess. Tatler.

2795

Overstock (2)

O′ver‐stock″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overstocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overstocking.] To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.

2796

Overstore

O′ver‐store″ (?), v. t. To overstock. Sir. M. Hale.

2797

Overstrain

O′ver‐strain″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Overstrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overstraining.] To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.

2798

Overstrain (2)

O′ver‐strain″, v. t. To stretch or strain too much; as, to overstrain one's nerves. Ayliffe.

2799

Overstraitly

O′ver‐strait″ly (?), adv. Too straitly or strictly. Sir W. Raleigh.

2800

Overstraw

O′ver‐straw″ (?), v. t. To overstrew. Shak.

2801

Overstrew

O′ver‐strew″ (?), v. t. To strew or scatter over.

2802

Overstrict

O″ver‐strict″ (?), a. Excessively strict.

2803

Overstride

O′ver‐stride″ (?), v. t. To stride over or beyond.

2804

Overstrike

O′ver‐strike″ (?), v. t. To strike beyond.

2805

Overstrow

O′ver‐strow″ (?), v. t. See Overstrew.

2806

Overstudious

O″ver‐stu″di‐ous (?), a. Too studious.

2807

Oversubtile

O″ver‐sub″tile (?), a. Excessively subtile.

2808

Oversum

O″ver‐sum′ (?), n. A sum or quantity over; surplus. Holinshed.