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overcount

A count{1} that is higher than the true number; an erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly; the result of overcounting{2}.

overcrop

to exhaust (arable land) by excessive cultivation.

overcrow

To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower.

Overdare

To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.

Overdate

To date later than the true or proper period; to postdate.

Overdevelop

To develop excessively; to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.

Overdo

To labor too hard; to do too much.

Overdose

Too great a dose; an excessive dose.

Overdraft

The act of overdrawing; a draft in excess of the credit balance; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.

overdress

To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion.

Overdrive

To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

overdrive

A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft.

overdue

Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival, payment, return, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note; a book overdue at the library; an overdue payment.

Overdye

To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another).

Overeat

To gnaw all over, or on all sides.

Overestimate

An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.

Overexertion

Excessive exertion; as, he strained his back from overexertion.

Overexpose

To expose excessively; to subject (a plate or film) too long to the light used in producing a picture.

Overeye

To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.

overfamiliar

Taking undue liberties; assuming an unwarranted tone of familiarity.

overfill

To fill to excess; to surcharge.

Overflow

A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.

Overflowing

An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.

Overfly

To cross or pass over by flight.

Overfree

Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.

Overfreight

To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.

Overfrieze

To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.

Overfront

To confront; to oppose; to withstand.

Overfull

Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.

Overfullness

The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.

Overget

To reach; to overtake; to pass.

Overgive

To give over; to surrender; to yield.

Overglaze

Applied over the glaze; -- said of enamel paintings, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware. Suitable for applying upon the glaze; -- said of vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration.

Overgloom

To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.

Overgrace

To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.

Overgrassed

Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.

Overground

Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.

Overgrow

To grow beyond the fit or natural size; to grow too large; as, a huge, overgrown ox.

overhanded

performed with the arm moving above the shoulder; overhand{2}; -- of methods of throwing, especially in baseball. Contrasted with underhand and sidearm.

Overhandle

To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.

Overhang

In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.

Overhaul

To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

Overhead

Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.

Overheat

To heat to excess; to superheat.

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