Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-VER-HAS'TI-LY, adv.

In too much haste. Hales.

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

Too much haste; precipitation. Reresby.

O-VER-HAST'Y, a.

Too hasty; precipitate. Hammond.

O-VER-HAUL', v.t.

1. To spread over. Spenser.
2. To turn over for examination; to separate and inspect.
3. To draw over.
4. To examine again.
5. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

O-VER-HAUL'ED, pp.

1. Turned over for examination.
2. Overtaken in a chase.

O-VER-HEAD', adv. [overhed'.]

Aloft; above; in the zenith or ceiling. Milton. Addison.

O-VER-HEAR', v.t.

To hear by accident; to hear what is not addressed to the hearer, or not intended to be heard by him. Wotton. Milton.

O-VER-HEARD', pp.

Heard by accident.

O-VER-HEAT', v.t.

To heat to excess. Addison.

O-VER-HEAT'ED, pp.

Heated to excess.

O-VER-HELE', v.t.

To cover over. [Not used.] B. Jonson.

O-VER-HEND', v.t.

To overtake. [Not used.] Spenser.

O-VER-IS'SUE, n.

An issuing to excess; as, the overissues of bank notes, an issuing notes beyond the capital stock, or beyond the public wants. Boston Resolutions.

O-VER-JOY', n.

Joy to excess; transport.

O-VER-JOY', v.t.

To give great joy to; to transport with gladness. Taylor.

O-VER-JOY'ED, pp.

Transported with gladness.

O-VER-LA'BOR, v.t.

1. To harass with toil. Dryden.
2. To execute with too much care.

O-VER-LA'BOR-ED, a.

Labored to excess. Scott.

O-VER-LADE', v.t.

To load with too great a cargo or other burden.

O-VER-LAD'EN, pp.

Overburdened; loaded to excess.

O-VER-LAID', pp. [See Overlay.]

Oppressed with weight; smothered; covered over.

O-VER-LAND', a.

Passing by land; as, an overland journey.

O-VER-LAP, v.t.

To lap over. [Tautological.] [1841 Addenda only.]

O-VER-LARGE', a.

Too large; too great. Collier.

O-VER-LARGE'NESS, n.

Excess of size.