Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-VER-LEAP-ED, pp.

Leaped over; passed by leaping.

O-VER-LEAV-EN, v.t. overlev'n.

1. To leaven too much; to cause to rise and swell too much. B. Jonson.
2. To mix too much with; to corrupt. Shak.

O-VER-LIE, v.t.

To lie over or upon something. Mantell.

O-VER-LIGHT, n.

Too strong a light. Bacon.

O-VER-LIVE, v.t. outlive'.

To live longer than another; to survive. [We generally use outlive.] Sidney.

O-VER-LIVE, v.t. overlie.

To live too long. Milton.

O-VER-LIV'ER, n.

One that lives longest; a survivor.

O-VER-LOAD, v.t.

To load with too heavy a burden or cargo; to fill to excess; as, to overload the stomach or a vehicle.

O-VER-LOAD-ED,

pp, Loaded too heavily; filled to excess.

O-VER-LOAD-ING, ppr.

Putting on too heavy a burden; filling to excess.

O-VER-LONG', a.

Too long. Boyle.

O-VER-LOOK', v.t.

1. To view from a higher place; applied to persons as, to stand on a hill and overlook a city.
2. To stand in a more elevated place, or to rise so high as to afford the means of looking down on; applied to things. The tower overlooked the town.
3. To see from behind or over the shoulder of another; to see from a higher position; as, to overlook a paper when one is writing. Dryden.
4. To view fully; to peruse. Shak.
5. To inspect; to superintend; to oversee; implying care and watchfulness. He was present in person to overlook the magistrates. Spenser.
6. To review; to examine a second time or with care. The time and care that are required To overlook, and tile and polish well. Roscommon.
7. To pass by indulgently; to excuse; not to punish or censure; as, to overlook faults. Addison.
8. To neglect; to slight. They overlook truth in the judgment they pass on adversity and prosperity. Atterbury.

O-VER-LOOK'ED, pp.

Viewed from a higher place; seen from over the shoulder; passed by indulgently; neglected; slighted.

O-VER-LOOK'ER, n.

One that overlooks.

O'VER-LOOP,

now written Orlop,—which see.

O-VER-LOVE, v.t.

To love to excess; to prize or value too much.

O'VER-LY, a. [Sax. oferlice.]

Careless; negligent; inattentive. [Not used.] Hall.

O-VER-LY'ING, ppr.

Lying over.

O-VER-MAST-ED, pp.

Having masts too long or too heavy for the ship. Mar. Dict.

O-VER-MAS-TER, v.t.

To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish to govern. Milton.

O-VER-MATCH, n.

One superior in power; one able to overcome. Milton. Addison.

O-VER-MATCH', v.t.

To be too powerful for; to conquer; to subdue to suppress by superior force. Dryden.

O-VER-MATCH'ED, a.

Exceeded in power.

O-VER-MEAS-URE, n. overmezh'ur.

Excess of measure; something that exceeds the measure proposed.

O-VER-MEAS-URE, v.t. overmezh'ur.

To measure or estimate too largely. Bacon.