Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-VER-CAST, v.t.

1. To cloud; to darken; to cover with gloom. The clouds that overcast our morn shall fly. Dryden.
2. To cast or compute at too high a rate; to rate too high. The king in his account of peace and calms did much overcast his fortunes. Bacon.
3. To sew over.

O-VER-CAST'ING, ppr.

Overspreading with clouds or gloom.

O-VER-CAU'TIOUS, a.

Cautious or prudent to excess. Addison.

O-VER-CAU'TIOUS-LY, adv.

Cautiously to excess.

O'VER-CHARGE, n.

1. An excessive load or burden.
2. A charge in an account of more than is just.
3. A charge beyond what is proper.

O-VER-CHARGE', v.t.

1. To charge or load to excess; to cloy; to oppress. The heavy load of abundance with which we overcharge nature. Ralegh.
2. To crowd too much. Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison.
3. To burden. Shak.
4. To fill to excess; to surcharge; as, to overcharge the memory. Locke.
5. To load with too great a charge, as a gun. Denham.
6. To charge too much; to enter in an account more than is just.

O-VER-CHARG'ED, pp.

Loaded to excess; charged more than is proper.

O-VER-CLOUD', v.t.

To cover or overspread with clouds. Tickel.

O-VER-CLOUD'ED, pp.

Overspread with clouds.

O-VER-CLOY', v.t.

To fill beyond satiety. Shak.

O-VER-COLD', a.

Cold to excess. Wiseman.

O-VER-COME', v.i.

To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rom. iii.

O-VER-COME', v.t. [See Come.]

1. To conquer; to vanquish; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
2. To surmount; to get the better of; as, to overcome difficulties or obstacles.
3. To overflow; to surcharge. [Not used.] Philips.
4. To come upon; to invade. [Not used.]

O-VER-COM-ER, n.

One who vanquishes or surmounts.

O-VER-COM'ING, ppr.

Vanquishing; subduing; getting the better of.

O-VER-COM'ING-LY, adv.

With superiority. More.

O-VER-CON'FI-DENCE, n.

Excessive confidence.

O-VER-CON'FI-DENT-LY, adv.

With too much confidence. Baxter.

O-VER-CORN', v.t.

To corn to excess. Addison.

O-VER-COUNT', v.t.

To rate above the true value. Shak.

O-VER-COUNT'ED, pp.

Rated above the value.

O-VER-COV'ER, v.t.

To cover completely. Shak.

O-VER-CRED'U-LOUS, a.

Too apt to believe. Shak.

O-VER-CROW', v.t.

To crow as in triumph. [Not used.] Spenser.

O-VER-CU'RI-OUS, a.

Curious or nice to excess. Bacon.