Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-VER-POW'ER-ING-LY, adv.

With superior force.

O-VER-PRESS', v.t.

1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. Sidney. Swift.
2. To overcome by importunity.

O-VER-PRIZE', v.t.

To value or prize at too high a rate. Wotton.

O-VER-PROMPT', a.

Too prompt; too ready or eager.

O-VER-PROMPT'NESS, n.

Excessive promptness; precipitation.

O-VER-PRO-POR'TION, v.t.

To make of too great proportion.

O-VER-QUI'ET-NESS, n.

Too much quietness. Brown.

O-VER-RAKE', v.t.

To break in upon a ship. When the waves break in upon a ship riding at anchor, it is said, they overrake her, or she is overraked. Mar. Dict.

O-VER-RANK', a.

Too rank or luxuriant. Moritmer.

O-VER-RATE', v.t.

To rate at too much; to estimate at a value or amount beyond the truth. Dryden.

O-VER-RAT'ED, pp.

Estimated at too high a rate.

O-VER-RAT'ING, ppr.

Placing too high a value on.

O-VER-REACH', n.

The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot. Encyc.

O-VER-REACH', v.i.

Applied to horses, to strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the fore foot.

O-VER-REACH', v.t.

1. To reach beyond in any direction; to rise above; to extend beyond. Burnet.
2. To deceive by cunning, artifice or sagacity; to cheat. Tillotson.

O-VER-REACH'ER, n.

One that overreaches; one that deceives.

O-VER-REACH'ING, n.

The act of deceiving; a reaching too far.

O-VER-READ', v.i.

To read over; to peruse. [Not used.] Shak.

O-VER-READ'I-LY, adv.

With too much readiness.

O-VER-READ'I-NESS, n.

Excess of readiness.

O-VER-READ'Y, a.

Too ready.

O-VER-RED', v.t.

To smear with a red color. [Not used.] Shak.

O-VER'-RID, or O-VER-RID'DEN, pp.

Rid to excess.

O-VER-RIDE', v.t.

1. To ride over. [Not used.] Chaucer.
2. To ride too much; to ride beyond the strength of the horse.

O-VER-RIPE', a.

Matured to excess.