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Overflowing O`ver·flow"ing noun An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.

He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full mind on anybody who would start a subject.

Macaulay.

Overflowingly O`ver·flow"ing·ly adverb In great abundance; exuberantly. Boyle.

Overflush O`ver·flush" transitive verb To flush to excess. [ R.]

Overflutter O`ver·flut"ter transitive verb To flutter over.

Overflux O"ver·flux` noun Overflow; exuberance. [ R.]

Overfly O`ver·fly" transitive verb [ imperfect Overflew ; past participle Overflown ; present participle & verbal noun Overflying .] To cross or pass over by flight. Byron.

Overfond O"ver·fond" adjective Fond to excess. Milton.

-- O"ver*fond"ly , adverb -- O"ver*fond"ness , noun

Overforce O"ver·force` noun Excessive force; violence.

Overforward O"ver·for"ward adjective Forward to excess; too forward. -- O"ver*for"ward*ness , noun

Overfree O"ver·free" adjective Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar. -- O"ver*free"ly , adverb

Overfreight O`ver·freight" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overfreighted ( Overfraught , obsolete ); present participle & verbal noun Overfreighting .] To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.

Overfrequent O"ver·fre"quent adjective Too frequent.

Overfrieze O`ver·frieze" transitive verb To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze. E. Hall.

Overfront O`ver·front" transitive verb To confront; to oppose; to withstand. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Overfruitful O"ver·fruit"ful adjective Too fruitful.

Overfull O"ver·full" adjective [ Anglo-Saxon oferfull .] Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited. Shak.

Overfullness O"ver·full"ness noun The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.

Overgarrison O`ver·gar"ri·son transitive verb To garrison to excess.

Overgaze O`ver·gaze" transitive verb To gaze; to overlook. [ Poetic] "Earth's o'ergazing mountains." Byron.

Overget O`ver·get" transitive verb 1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [ Obsolete]

2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [ R.]

Overgild O`ver·gild" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon ofergyldan .] To gild over; to varnish.

Overgird O`ver·gird" transitive verb To gird too closely. [ R.]

Overgive O`ver·give" transitive verb To give over; to surrender; to yield. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Overglad O"ver·glad" adjective Excessively or unduly glad.

Overglance O`ver·glance" transitive verb To glance over.

Overglaze O"ver·glaze` adjective (Ceramics) (a) Applied over the glaze; -- said of enamel paintings, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware. (b) Suitable for applying upon the glaze; -- said of vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration.

Overglide O`ver·glide" transitive verb To glide over. Wyatt.

Overgloom O`ver·gloom" transitive verb To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [ R.]

Overgloomed by memories of sorrow.

De Quincey.

Overgo O`ver·go" transitive verb [ imperfect Overwent ; past participle Overgone ; present participle & verbal noun Overgoing .] [ Anglo-Saxon ofergān .]

1. To travel over. [ R.] Shak.

2. To exceed; to surpass. [ Obsolete] Sir P. Sidney.

3. To cover. [ Obsolete] Chapman.

4. To oppress; to weigh down. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overgorge O`ver·gorge" transitive verb To gorge to excess.

Overgrace O`ver·grace" transitive verb To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [ R.] Beau. & Fl.

Overgrassed O"ver·grassed" adjective Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Overgreat O`ver·great" adjective Too great.

Overgreatness O"ver·great"ness noun Excessive greatness.

Overgreedy O"ver·greed"y adjective Excessively greedy.

Overgross O"ver·gross" adjective Too gross.

Overground O"ver·ground" adjective Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.

Overgrow O`ver·grow" transitive verb [ imperfect Overgrew ; past participle Overgrown ; present participle & verbal noun Overgrowing .]

1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.

The green . . . is rough and overgrown .

Sir W. Scott.

2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [ Obsolete] Mortimer. " O'ergrown with labor." Beau. & Fl.

[ Usually in the past participle.]

Overgrow O`ver·grow" intransitive verb To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox. L'Estrange.

Overgrowth O"ver·growth` noun Excessive growth.

Overhail O`ver·hail" transitive verb See Overhaul . [ Obsolete]

Overhale O`ver·hale" transitive verb See Overhaul . [ Obsolete]

Overhand O"ver·hand` noun The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.

He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.

Sir T. More.

Overhand O"ver·hand` adjective 1. (Sewing) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.

Overhand knot . See Illustration of Knot .

Overhand O"ver·hand` adverb In an overhand manner or style.

Overhandle O`ver·han"dle transitive verb To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often. Shak.

Overhang O`ver·hang" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overhung ; present participle & verbal noun Overhanging .] 1. To impend or hang over. [ R.] Beau. & Fl.

2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope.

Overhang O`ver·hang" intransitive verb To jut over. Milton.

Overhang O`ver·hang` noun (Architecture) 1. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.

2. Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.

3. (Nautical) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.

4. (Machinery) The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e. , its projection beyond its bearing.

Overhappy O"ver·hap"py adjective Exceedingly happy. Shak.

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