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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: overglaze - overindulge</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="overglaze"> overglaze, noun, verb, -glazed, -glazing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a glaze applied over another glaze on pottery. <DD>v.t. to apply an overglaze to. </DL> <A NAME="overgo"> overgo, verb, -went, -gone, -going.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD>v.t. 1. to pass over or through. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to go beyond; exceed; surpass. <DD> 3. to overcome. <DD> 4. to overwhelm; weigh down. <DD>v.i. 1. to go by; pass away; disappear. <DD> 2. to go to excess. </DL> <A NAME="overgorge"> overgorge, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -gorged, -gorging.<DL COMPACT><DD> to gorge too much. </DL> <A NAME="overgraze"> overgraze, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -grazed, -grazing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to graze or allow to graze so long and uninterruptedly as to reduce seriously the grass cover and destroy pastureland. Ex. Most of the range in the West has been or is being overgrazed (Bernard De Voto). </DL> <A NAME="overgreat"> overgreat, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> too great. </DL> <A NAME="overgrew"> overgrew, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense of overgrow. Ex. Vines overgrew the wall. </DL> <A NAME="overground"> overground, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> above the ground; above-ground. </DL> <A NAME="overgrow"> overgrow, verb, -grew, -grown, -growing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to grow over. Ex. The wall is overgrown with vines. <DD> 2. to grow out of or beyond; outgrow. Ex. The rosebush has overgrown its support. <DD> 3. to outdo in growing; choke or replace by a more profuse growth. Ex. seeds of a new and rampant quality, which were destined to overgrow them all (Harriet Beecher Stowe). <DD>v.i. to grow too fast; become too big. </DL> <A NAME="overgrown"> overgrown, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. grown too big. Ex. an overgrown boy. <DD> 2. grown over, as with vegetation or weeds. <DD>verb the past participle of overgrow. Ex. The vines have overgrown the wall. </DL> <A NAME="overgrowth"> overgrowth, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. too great or too rapid growth. <DD> 2. a growth overspreading or covering something. Ex. (Figurative.) the selective overgrowth of the culture by a few individuals that are able to multiply in its presence (Evelyn M. Witkin). </DL> <A NAME="overhand"> overhand, adjective, adverb, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj., adv. 1. with the hand raised above the shoulder and the arm swung downward; overarm. Ex. an overhand throw (adj.), to pitch overhand (adv.). <DD> 2. with the knuckles upward. <DD> 3. over and over; with stitches passing successively over an edge. Ex. an overhand stitch. <DD>noun an overhand throw or stroke; performance, or style of performance, in making overhand plays, as in tennis. Ex. He has a strong overhand. <DD>v.t. to sew with overhand stitches. </DL> <A NAME="overhanded"> overhanded, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =overhand. <DD> 2. supplied with too many workers. </DL> <A NAME="overhandknot"> overhand knot or loop,<DL COMPACT><DD> a simple knot, used in beginning other knots; thumb knot. </DL> <A NAME="overhang"> overhang, verb, -hang, -hanging, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to hang over; project over. Ex. Trees overhang the street to form an arch of branches. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to hang over so as to darken, sadden, or threaten. Ex. The threat of war overhangs mankind. <DD> 3. to drape or decorate with hangings. <DD>v.i. to hang over; jut out over something below. Ex. The granite walls, overhanging, bend forward above to meet one another, almost forming an arch (Henry Kingsley). <DD>noun 1. something that projects. Ex. The overhang of the roof shaded the flower bed beneath. The overhang of the stern or bow of a ship is between the water line and the deck. <DD> 2. the act or fact of hanging over. <DD> 3. amount of projecting. Ex. Frames generally will be stretched to reduce front and rear overhang (Wall Street Journal). <DD> 4. the distance the tip of the upper wing of a biplane extends beyond the tip of the lower wing. </DL> <A NAME="overhard"> overhard, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> too hard. </DL> <A NAME="overhastily"> overhastily, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an overhasty manner; with too much haste. </DL> <A NAME="overhastiness"> overhastiness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a being overhasty; too much haste. Ex. failure because of dilatoriness or overhastiness. </DL> <A NAME="overhasty"> overhasty, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> too hasty. </DL> <A NAME="overhaul"> overhaul, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to examine completely so as to make any repairs or changes that are needed. Ex. to overhaul an automobile, to overhaul a government department. Once a year we overhaul our boats. <DD> 2. to gain upon; overtake. Ex. An automobile can overhaul any horse. Our horse overhauled the favorite to win by a head. <DD> 3. (Nautical.) <DD> a. to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which it was drawn taut. <DD> b. to release the blocks of (a tackle). <DD>noun the act or process of overhauling. Ex. The repair bill ... was $411.92 for two transmission overhauls (Time). </DL> <A NAME="overhauling"> overhauling, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a thorough examination to find and make any needed repairs or changes. </DL> <A NAME="overhead"> overhead (1), adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. 1. over the head; on high; far above. Ex. the stars overhead, the flag overhead, birds flying overhead. Overhead was a gray expanse of cloud (Hawthorne). (SYN) aloft. <DD> 2. on the floor above; just above. Ex. the family overhead, people dancing overhead. <DD>adj. placed above; placed high up; being, working, or passing overhead. Ex. overhead wires. <DD>noun 1. a tennis stroke made with an overhand motion downward from above the head. Ex. She never went to the net voluntarily, though she won with her overhead when drawn in (New York Times). <DD> 2. =overhead projector. </DL> <A NAME="overhead"> overhead (2), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun general expenses including rent, lighting, heating, taxes, and repairs. Overhead is the charges of a business which cannot be charged against a particular operation. <DD>adj. of or having to do with overhead in business. Ex. overhead charges or expenses. </DL> <A NAME="overhead"> overhead (3), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) applying to one and all; general. Ex. an overhead tax. </DL> <A NAME="overheadprojector"> overhead projector,<DL COMPACT><DD> a projector for showing pictures, especially of instructional material, on a screen and allowing the operator to point at features of the projected material lying on a flat bed over the projector light. The image is cast at right angle on a wall through a mirror and focusing device about 12 inches above the projection bed. </DL> <A NAME="overheadrailway"> overhead railway,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) an elevated railroad. </DL> <A NAME="overheadvalve"> overhead valve,<DL COMPACT><DD> a valve in the cylinder head, above the piston in certain internal-combustion engines. </DL> <A NAME="overhear"> overhear, transitive verb, -heard, -hearing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to hear when one is not meant to hear. Ex. They spoke so loud that I could not help overhearing what they said. noun overhearer. </DL> <A NAME="overheard"> overheard, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense and past participle of overhear. Ex. I overheard what you told them. </DL> <A NAME="overheat"> overheat, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t., v.i. 1. to heat too much. Ex. Running for home through the snowstorm, he got overheated and later got a chill. It may be found that the rocket overheats in spite of this cooling (D. Hurden). <DD> 2. (Economics.) to cause to be, or to become, excessively stimulated, as by government spending or increased investment. Ex. The pressure of demand is rising and we shall soon encounter the familiar danger of overheating the economy (Manchester Guardian). When our economy overheats--because of too many stimulants or some overwhelming development such as the war in Vietnam--it is imperative to ... restrain the rate of growth (Sylvia Porter). <DD>noun too much heat. </DL> <A NAME="overhigh"> overhigh, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> too high. </DL> <A NAME="overhit"> overhit, intransitive verb, transitive verb, -hit, -hitting.<DL COMPACT><DD> to hit too hard or too far. Ex. Miss Wade overhit too often in the first set but settled down to outclass Miss Krantzcke in the second (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="overhours"> overhours, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. extra hours of work; overtime. <DD> 2. spare or odd hours. Ex. I only worked at it in overhours--often late at night (George Eliot). </DL> <A NAME="overhoused"> over-housed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having more space than necessary in which to live. Ex. In 1965 they found themselves over-housed and decided to sublet the fourth floor (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="overhung"> overhung, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. hung from above. Ex. an overhung door. <DD> 2. (of the upper jaw) projecting beyond the lower jaw. <DD>verb the past tense and past participle of overhang. Ex. A big awning overhung the sidewalk. </DL> <A NAME="overindulge"> overindulge, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -dulged, -dulging.<DL COMPACT><DD> to indulge too much. </DL> <A NAME="overindulgence"> overindulgence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> excessive or too much indulgence. Ex. Overindulgence is as bad for children as overstrictness (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). </DL> <A NAME="overindulgent"> overindulgent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> too indulgent. </DL> <A HREF="overinfl.dic">NEXT</A>