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v. t. To walk over or upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To defeat. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Too wary; too cautious. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To overflow. Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wasted or worn out; consumed; spent [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To watch too much. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To weary or exhaust by watching. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. [ Obs. ] R. of Gloucester. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Too weak; too feeble. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Clothing worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as overcoats, wraps, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Excessively weary; very tired; exhausted. [ PJC ]

v. t. To expose too long to the influence of the weather. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. oferwēnian. See Over, and Ween. ] To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to be egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume. [ 1913 Webster ]

They that overween,
And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who overweens. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Conceit; arrogance. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. -- O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. Milton. -- O`ver*ween"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here's an overweening rogue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Overweighing; excessive. [ Obs. ] “Of no overweight worth.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having a weight in excess of what is normal, proper, or expected; as, the doctor recommends dieting to all his overweight patients; overweight luggage will incur an extra charge. [ PJC ]

v. t. To overflow. R. D. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Excessive wetness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed p. pr. & vb. n. Overwhelming. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foul deeds will rise,
Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,
All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To project or impend over threateningly. [ 1913 Webster ]

His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of overwhelming. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as overpowered.
Syn. -- overcome, overpowered, swamped, engulfed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. defeated easily by a greatly superior opponent.
Syn. -- routed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Overpowering; irresistible. -- O`ver*whelm"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To outflank. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Too wise; affectedly wise. -- O`ver*wise"ly, adv. -- O`ver*wise"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To outwit. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overworked r Overwrought p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking. ] 1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

My days with toil are overwrought. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To decorate all over. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To work too much, or beyond one's strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. from Overwear, v. t. Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To wrest or force from the natural or proper position. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To subdue by wrestling. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]