Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: O-VER-CROW' – O-VER-EMP'TY
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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.
O-VER-DATE', v.t.
To date beyond the proper period. Milton.
O-VER-DIGHT', a.
Covered over. [Obs.] Spenser.
O-VER-DIL'I-GENT, a.
Diligent to excess.
O-VER-DO', v.i.
To labor too hard; to do too much. Grew.
O-VER-DO', v.t.
- To do or perform too much. Shak.
- To harass; to fatigue; to oppress by too much action or labor.
- To boil, bake or roast too much. Swift.
O-VER-DO'ING, ppr.
Doing to excess.
O-VER-DONE', pp.
- Overacted; acted to excess.
- Wearied or oppressed by too much labor.
- Boiled, baked or roasted too much. Swift.
O'VER-DOSE, n.
Too great a dose.
O-VER-DRAW', v.t.
To draw an order for a larger sum than is due, or for a sum beyond one's credit in the books of a company; as, to overdraw the sum standing to one's credit in the books of a banking company.
O-VER-DRAW'ING, ppr.
Drawing for more than one is entitled to receive.
O-VER-DRAWN', pp.
Being drawn upon beyond the credit or funds of the drawer.
O-VER-DRESS', v.t.
To dress to excess; to adorn too much. Pope.
O-VER-DRESS'ED, pp.
Adorned to excess.
O-VER-DRINK', v.t.
To drink to excess.
O-VER-DRIVE', v.t.
To drive too hard, or beyond strength. Gen. xxxiii.
O-VER-DRY', v.t.
To dry too much. Burton.
O-VER-EA'GER, a.
Too eager; too vehement in desire. Goodman.
O-VER-EA'GER-LY, adv.
With excessive eagerness.
Excess of earnestness.
O-VER-EAT', v.t.
To eat to excess.
O-VER-EAT'EN, a.
Having eaten too much.
O-VER-EL'E-GANT, a.
Elegant to excess. Johnson.
O-VER-EMP'TY, v.t.
To make too empty. Carew.