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over·bite noun : the projection of the upper front teeth over the lower

over·blown adjective 1 : PORTLY

2 : INFLATED, PRETENTIOUS

over·board adverb 1 : over the side of a ship into the water

2 : to extremes of enthusiasm

over·bold adjective : excessively bold or forward

Synonyms

brash, foolhardy, madcap, overconfident, reckless—more at FOOLHARDY

over·bur·den verb : to place an excessive burden on

Synonyms

overcharge, overload—more at OVERLOAD

1overcast adjective : clouded over : GLOOMY

Synonyms

cloudy, dull, gloomy, hazy, heavy; also blackened, darkened, dim, dimmed, dulled, dusky, misty, murky, obscure, obscured, overshadowed; sunless; black, bleak, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, funereal, gloomy, glum, gray, somber, sullen

Antonyms

clear, cloudless

2overcast noun : COVERING; especially : a covering of clouds

over·charge verb 1 : to charge too much

2 : to fill or load too full

— over·charge noun

Synonyms

gouge, soak, sting; also cheat, defraud, stick; clip, fleece, skin

Antonyms

undercharge

over·coat noun : a warm coat worn over indoor clothing

over·come verb -came ; -come; -com·ing 1 : to get the better of : CONQUER

2 : to make helpless or exhausted

Synonyms

[1] beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, prevail, rout, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph, trounce, wallop, whip, win—more at BEAT

[2] carry away, crush, devastate, floor, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, prostrate, snow under, swamp—more at OVERWHELM

over·con·fi·dent adjective : marked by or reflecting overconfidence

Synonyms

brash, foolhardy, madcap, overbold, reckless—more at FOOLHARDY

over·crit·i·cal adjective : meticulously or excessively critical

Synonyms

captious, carping, critical, hypercritical—more at CRITICAL

over·do verb -did ; -done ; -do·ing; -does 1 : to do too much; also : to tire oneself

2 : to do in excess : EXAGGERATE

3 : to cook too long

Synonyms

exaggerate, overstate, put on—more at OVERSTATE

over·dose noun : too great a dose (as of medicine); also : a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)

— over·dose verb

over·draft noun : an overdrawing of a bank account; also : the sum overdrawn

over·draw verb -drew ; -drawn ; -draw·ing 1 : to draw checks on a bank account for more than the balance

2 : to do in excess : EXAGGERATE

over·drive noun : an automotive transmission gear that transmits to the driveshaft a speed greater than the engine speed

over·dub verb : to transfer (recorded sound) onto an earlier recording for a combined effect

— over·dub noun

over·due adjective 1 a : unpaid when due

b : not appearing or presented on time

2 : more than ready

Synonyms

[1a] outstanding, payable, unpaid, unsettled—more at OUTSTANDING

[1b] behind, belated, delinquent, late, tardy—more at LATE

over·ex·pose verb : to expose (as film) for more time than is needed

— over·ex·po·sure noun

over·fill verb transitive : to fill to overflowing

1overflow verb 1 : to cover with or as if with water : INUNDATE; also : to pour forth in a flood

2 : to flow over the brim or top of

Synonyms

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, swamp—more at FLOOD

2overflow noun 1 a : a flowing over : FLOOD

b : a flowing over : SURPLUS

2 : an outlet for surplus liquid

Synonyms

[1a] cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood, inundation, spate, torrent—more at FLOOD

[1b] excess, fat, overabundance, overkill, overmuch, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus—more at EXCESS

over·fly verb -flew ; -flown ; -fly·ing : to fly over in an aircraft or spacecraft

— over·flight noun

over·grow verb -grew ; -grow·ing 1 : to grow over so as to cover

2 : OUTGROW

3 : to grow excessively

over·grown adjective : covered with overgrowth

over·hand adjective : made with the hand brought down from above

— overhand adverb

— over·hand·ed adverb or adjective

1overhang verb -hung ; -hang·ing 1 : to project over : jut out

2 : to