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got an overdue library book to return.
overeat v. gorge, binge, gormandize, stuff oneself, overindulge,
guzzle, feast, wolf down, overfeed, do the gavage, Colloq pack
away, Brit pig, US pig out: People not only overeat but they
tend to eat the wrong foods.
overgrown adj. covered, overrun, overspread, luxuriant, weedy, abundant:
The walls are all overgrown with ivy.
overhang v. 1 jut (out), beetle, bulge (out), project (out), protrude,
stick out, loom (out), extend (out), hang (out) over: The
balcony overhangs the sea. 2 impend, threaten, menace, imperil,
loom: His life was overhung by the threat of blackmail.
--n. 3 ledge, projection, bulge, protrusion, extension: A
swallow nested under the overhang of the roof.
overhaul v. 1 overtake, pass, gain on or upon, draw ahead of, catch up
with, get ahead of, outstrip, outdistance, leave behind, lap:
We overhauled the ketch and were beginning to close on the yawl
when the squall hit us. 2 renovate, refurbish, recondition,
rebuild, restore, repair, service, adjust, patch (up), mend, fix
(up): The car engine needs to be thoroughly overhauled.
--n. 3 reconditioning, overhauling, refurbishing, rebuilding,
renovation, servicing, adjustment, mending, fixing (up): The
overhaul of the die-stamping machine will require two months to
complete.
overhead adv. 1 (up) above, (up) in the air or sky, high up, on high,
aloft, skyward: The aeroplanes passed overhead at dawn.
--adj. 2 elevated, raised, upper: The crane travels on an
overhead track.
--n. 3 Brit overheads, US overhead. (basic or fixed) costs,
operating cost(s), expense(s), outlay, disbursement(s), running
cost(s), expenditure(s), maintenance, cost(s) of doing business:
One way to increase profits is by reducing overheads.
overjoyed adj. delighted, ecstatic, elated, happy, rapturous, euphoric,
jubilant, thrilled, cock-a-hoop, transported, Colloq tickled