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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


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Overseer O`ver新eer" noun One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.

Overseership O`ver新eer"ship noun The office of an overseer.

Oversell O`ver新ell` transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Oversold ; present participle & verbal noun Overselling . ] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.

One whose beauty
Would oversell all Italy.
Beau. & Fl.

2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [ Brokers'Cant]

Oversold market (Brokers' Cant) , a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.

Overset O`ver新et" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overset ; present participle & verbal noun Oversetting . ] 1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building. Dryden.

2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. Addison.

3. To fill too full. [ Obsolete] Howell.

Overset O`ver新et" intransitive verb To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer.

Overset O"ver新et` noun 1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.

2. An excess; superfluity. [ Obsolete] "This overset of wealth and pomp. " Bp. Burnel.

Overshade O`ver新hade` transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon ofersceadwian . See Over , and Shade , and confer Overshadow .] To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. Shak.

Overshadow O`ver新had"ow transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overshadowed; present participle & verbal noun Overshadowing . ] [ Confer Overshade . ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.

There was a cloud that overshadowed them.
Mark ix. 7.

2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.

Overshadower O"ver新had"ow搪r noun One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. Bacon.

Overshadowy O"ver新had"ow暄 adjective Overshadowing. [ R.]

Overshake O`ver新hake" transitive verb To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Overshine O`ver新hine" transitive verb 1. To shine over or upon; to illumine. Shak.

2. To excel in shining; to outshine. Shak.

Overshoe O"ver新hoe` noun A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.

Overshoot O`ver新hoot" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overshot ; present participle & verbal noun Overshooting .] 1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.

2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.

3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper.

To overshoot one's self , to venture too far; to assert too much.

Overshoot O`ver新hoot" intransitive verb To fly beyond the mark. Collier.

Overshot O"ver新hot` adjective From Overshoot , transitive verb

Overshot wheel , a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght.

Overshot O"ver新hot` adjective (Zoology) Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said of the jaws of some dogs.

Oversight O"ver新ight` noun 1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.

2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. Hooker.

3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [ R.] "His fool-happy oversight ." Spenser.

Syn. -- Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.

Oversize O`ver新ize" transitive verb To surpass in size.

Oversize O`ver新ize" transitive verb To cover with viscid matter. [ R.]

O'ersized with coagulate gore.
Shak.

Overskip O`ver新kip" transitive verb To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference. Shak.

Overskirt O"ver新kirt` noun An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.

Overslaugh O"ver新laugh` noun [ Dutch overslag .] A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [ Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

Overslaugh O`ver新laugh" transitive verb [ Dutch overslaan .] To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [ Local Cant, U. S.]

Oversleep O`ver新leep" transitive verb To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.

Oversleep O`ver新leep" intransitive verb To sleep too long.

Overslide O`ver新lide" transitive verb To slide over or by.

Overslip O`ver新lip" transitive verb To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.

Overslop O"ver新lop` noun [ Anglo-Saxon oferslop .] An outer garment, or slop. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Overslow O`ver新low" transitive verb To render slow; to check; to curb. [ Obsolete] Hammond.

Overslow O"ver新low" adjective Too slow.

Oversman O"vers搶an noun ; plural Oversmen

1. An overseer; a superintendent.

2. (Scots Law) An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.

Oversnow O`ver新now" transitive verb To cover with snow, or as with snow. [ Poetic] Shak. Dryden.

Oversoon O"ver新oon" adverb Too soon. Sir P. Sidney.

Oversorrow O`ver新or"row transitive verb To grieve or afflict to excess. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Oversoul O"ver新oul` noun The all- containing soul. [ R.]

That unity, that oversout , within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other.
Emerson.

Oversow O`ver新ow" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon ofersawan .] To sow where something has already been sown. [ R.]

His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat.
Matt. x...ii. 25. (Douay Version).

Overspan O`ver新pan" transitive verb To reach or extend over.

Overspeak O`ver新peak" transitive verb & i. [ Anglo-Saxon ofersprecan .] To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.

Overspin O`ver新pin" transitive verb To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. W. Cartwright.

Overspread O`ver新pread" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overspread ; present participle & verbal noun Overspreading .] [ Anglo-Saxon ofersprǣdan .] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer.

Those nations of the North
Which overspread the world.
Drayton.

Overspread O`ver新pread" intransitive verb To be spread or scattered over.

Overspring O`ver新pring" transitive verb To spring or leap over.

Overstand O`ver新tand" transitive verb To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [ Obsolete]

What madman would o'erstand his market twice ?
Dryden.

Overstare O`ver新tare" transitive verb To outstare. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overstare O`ver新tare" intransitive verb To stare wildly. [ Obsolete] Ascham.

Overstate O`ver新tate" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overstated ; present participle & verbal noun Overstating .] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller.

Overstatement O"ver新tate"ment noun An exaggerated statement or account.

Overstay O`ver新tay" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overstayed or Overstaid ; present participle & verbal noun Overstaying .] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. Bp. Hall.

Overstep O`ver新tep" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overstepped ; present participle & verbal noun Overstepping .] [ Anglo-Saxon ofersteppan .] To step over or beyond; to transgress. Shak.

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