overarm
1: with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn: {overhand}, {overhanded}] [ant: {underhand}]
overawe
1: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: {cow}]
overawed
1: overcome by a feeling of awe
overbalance
1: weigh more heavily [syn: {preponderate}, {outweigh}, {outbalance}] 2: out out of; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"
overbear
1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments" 2: bear too much 3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: {bear down}] [also: {overborne}, {overbore}]
overbearing
1: expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: {authoritarian}, {dict...
overbearingness
1: the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: {imperiousness}, {domineeringness}]
overbid
1: a bid that is higher than preceding bids 2: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) [syn...
overbite
1: (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth
overboard
1: to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws" 2: from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"
overboil
1: overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over" [syn: {boil over}] 2: boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"
overbold
1: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {smart}...
overburden
1: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits 2: an excessive burden [syn: {overload}] v 1: burden with too much work or responsibility 2: load with excessive w...
overburdened
1: heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {...
overcall
1: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) [syn: {overbid}]
overcapitalisation
1: (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) [syn: {overcapitalization}]
overcapitalise
1: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level [syn: {overcapitalize}] 2: overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property" [syn: {overcapitalize}...
overcapitalization
1: (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) [syn: {overcapitalisation}]
overcapitalize
1: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level [syn: {overcapitalise}] 2: overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property" [syn: {overcapitalise}...
overcareful
1: excessively or unduly careful [syn: {too-careful}]
overcast
1: filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered}, {clouded}, {sunless}] n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: {cloudiness}, {cloud cover}] 2: gloomy semidarkness caused ...
overcasting
1: a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling [syn: {overcast}]
overcautious
1: unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business"
overcharge
1: a price that is too high v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}] 2: place too much a load on; "d...
overclothe
1: dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" [syn: {overdress}]
overclothes
1: clothing for use outdoors [syn: {outerwear}]
overcloud
1: become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn: {cloud over}, {cloud up}] 2: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: {obscure}, {bedim}]
overcoat
1: a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter [syn: {greatcoat}, {topcoat}] 2: an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) [syn: {overcoating}]
overcoating
1: an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) [syn: {overcoat}]
overcome
1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fea...
overcomer
1: someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion [syn: {subduer}, {surmounter}]
overcompensate
1: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" [syn: {cover}, {compensate}] 2: make excessive corrections for fear ...
overcompensation
1: (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite 2: excessive compensation
overconfidence
1: total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: {certitude}, {cocksureness}]
overconfident
1: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: {cocksure}, {po...
overcook
1: cook too long; "The vegetables were completely overcooked"
overcritical
1: inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality" [syn: {hypercritical}]
overcrop
1: to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land" [syn: {overcultivate}] [also: {overcropping}, {overcropped}]
overcrossing
1: a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: {footbridge}, {pedestrian bridge}]
overcrowd
1: cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria" 2: crowd together too much
overcultivate
1: to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land" [syn: {overcrop}]
overcup oak
1: medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year [syn: {Quercus lyrata}]
overdelicate
1: extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"
overdo
1: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: {exaggerate}] [also: {overdone}, {overdid}]
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overdose
1: dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" [syn: {o.d.}]
overdraft
1: a draft in excess of the credit balance
overdraft credit
1: credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts [syn: {check overdraft credit}]
overdramatise
1: present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class" [syn: {overdramatize}]
overdramatize
1: present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class" [syn: {overdramatise}]
overdraw
1: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account" 2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstat...
overdress
1: dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" [syn: {overclothe}] 2: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, e...
overdrive
1: the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive" 2: a high gear u...
overdue
1: past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: {delinquent}]
overeager
1: excessively eager; "overeager in his pursuit of the girl"
overeat
1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge...
overeating
1: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {gluttony}, {gula}]
overemphasise
1: place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" [syn: {overemphasize}, {overstress}]
overemphasize
1: place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" [syn: {overemphasise}, {overstress}]
overestimate
1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimation}, {overvaluation}, {overappraisal}] 2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimation}, {overrating}, {overreck...
overestimation
1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overvaluation}, {overappraisal}] 2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overrating}, {overreckonin...
overexert
1: exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"
overexertion
1: excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
overexploit
1: exploit excessively; "We should not overexploit our natural resources"
overexploitation
1: exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn: {overuse}, {overutilization}, {overutilisation}]
overexpose
1: expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image" [ant: {underexpose}] 2: expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies" [ant: {underexpo...
overexposure
1: the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time 2: the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on televsion"
overextend
1: strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: {overstrain}]
overfamiliar
1: taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them"
overfatigue
1: tire excessively [syn: {overtire}, {overweary}]
overfill
1: fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"
overflight
1: a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreigh territory)
overflow
1: a large flow [syn: {flood}, {outpouring}] 2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {runoff}, {overspill}] v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {...
overflow incontinence
1: urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or ...
overflowing
1: overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: {flooding}, {in flood(p)}, {swollen}] 2: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; ...
overfly
1: fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: {pass over}] [also: {overflew}]
overfull
1: exceeding demand; "a glutted market" [syn: {glutted}]
overgarment
1: a garment worn over other garments [syn: {outer garment}] [ant: {undergarment}]
overgeneralise
1: draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize" [syn: {overgeneralize}]
overgeneralize
1: draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize" [syn: {overgeneralise}]
overgenerous
1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought the...
overgorge
1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge...
overgreedy
1: excessively gluttonous [syn: {too-greedy}]
overgrow
1: become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy" 2: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: {grow over}] 3: grow too large for [syn: {outgrow}] [also: {overgrown}, {overgrew}]
overgrowth
1: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland [syn: {giantism}, {gigantism}] 2: a profusion of growth on or over something else
overhand
1: with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn: {overhanded}, {overarm}] [ant: {underhand}] 2: sewn together with overhand stitches (cl...
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