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6. oversee, supervise, superintend, SI. boss; manage, direct, administer, monitor, keep tabs on; conduct, pilot, steer, guide, be at the helm.
overmaster, v. overpower, vanquish, subjugate, conquer, subdue. See - overpower {def.
2).
overmuch, adj., adv.
1. too much, excessive, fulsome, unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for, lavish, disproportionate; out of all proportion, Inf.a bit much, Inf.a bit hard to take.
-n. 2. excess, surplus, overplus. See - overplus.
overpass, n.1. bridge, railway bridge, trestle, highway, Brit,
flyover; cloverleaf; arch, archway, viaduct, aquaduct; walkway, skywalk; underpass.
-v. 2. pass over, traverse, cross, cut across; span, bridge, arch, ford; stretch orreach across.
3. overstep, overstep one's bounds, go too far, not know one's limits; infringe, trespass, cross the line, transgress.
4. surmount, overcome. See - overcome {def.
2).
5. exceed, surpass, overtake, catch up with, leave behind; gain on, gain ground on, gain the ascendancy.
6. overlook, disregard. See - overlook {def.
2).
overplus, n.excess, nimiety, superfluity, redundancy, supererogation; surplus, surplusage, superflux, overflow, overload; overabundance, superabundance, profusion, plethora, oversupply; repletion, surfeit, glut, oversufficiency, more than enough, enough and to spare, enough and then some, overkill.
overpower, v. 1. overcome, overwhelm, floor, dumfound, daze, stagger, stupefy, stun, nonplus, take aback; Inf.knock off one's feet, Inf.bowl over, SI. knock for a loop, Inf.blow one's mind; move, stir, affect, touch, touch to the quick; reach, Inf.get orget to, come home to, strike, impress strongly, melt, soften, tug at the heartstrings.
2. overmaster, surmount, master, subdue, get the upper hand, prevail; discomfit, rout, vanquish, conquer; subjugate, subject, defeat, beat, put down; smash, crush, squash, Inf.mop orwipe the floor with, trounce, drub, thrash; worst, checkmate, out-maneuver, outwit.
overpowering, adj.overwhelming, uncontrollable, irresistible, unbearable, unendurable; onerous, oppressive, burdensome, weighty; ponderous, prodigious, monstrous; moving, mind-blowing. See - overwhelming {defs.1, 2).
overrate, v. overestimate, overvalue, overesteem, overprize, exaggerate [s.t.'s ors.o.'s] worth, make too much of, attach too much importance to, think too much of, expect too much of.
overreach, v. 1. overshoot, overextend, extend beyond, exceed; outstretch, outreach; overdo, overexert.
2. overleap, be hoisted by one's own petard, be caught in one's own trap, defeat one's own purpose, cut one's own throat; have one's plans backfire or boomerang, bite off more than one can chew, overestimate one's ability.
3. outwit, outsmart, outfox, outjockey, outflank, outmaneuver, outplay; get the better of, best, worst, make a fool of, SI. make a sucker of; cheat, cozen, SI. con, trick, gull, hoodwink; swindle, defraud, SI. beat, bilk, gyp, SI. sucker, SI. take, SI. do; deceive, fool, delude, beguile, humbug, SI. rope in; victimize, Inf. diddle, dupe, Inf.flimflam; betray, Inf.double-cross.
overreact, v. 1. exaggerate, make a mountain out of a molehill, make much ado about nothing, make a big thing out of nothing; enlarge, Inf.blow up, blow out of all proportion; overplay, overact, carry on; stretch out, overstretch, overcolor.
2. get excited, Inf.get in a tizzy ordither, Inf.get all excited, get overexcited, SI. get all hyper, SI. go bonkers or bananas or ape, jump out of one's skin; panic, push the panic button, jump the gun, act irrationally, lose one's sense of balance, lose all sense of proportion, lose one's sense of humor, forget which end is up, lose sight of reality.
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