Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OVER-CAST, pp.

Clouded; overspread with clouds or gloom. The dawn is overcast. – Addison. Our days of age are sad and overcast. – Ralegh.

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-CLIMB, v.t.

To climb over. – Surrey.

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.