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got an overdue library book to return.<br />

overeat v. gorge, binge, gormandize, stuff oneself, overindulge,<br />

guzzle, feast, wolf down, overfeed, do the gavage, Colloq pack<br />

away, Brit pig, US pig out: People not only overeat but they<br />

tend to eat the wrong foods.<br />

overgrown adj. covered, overrun, overspread, luxuriant, weedy, abundant:<br />

The walls are all overgrown with ivy.<br />

overhang v. 1 jut (out), beetle, bulge (out), project (out), protrude,<br />

stick out, loom (out), extend (out), hang (out) over: The<br />

balcony overhangs the sea. 2 impend, threaten, menace, imperil,<br />

loom: His life was overhung by the threat of blackmail.<br />

--n. 3 ledge, projection, bulge, protrusion, extension: A<br />

swallow nested under the overhang of the roof.<br />

overhaul v. 1 overtake, pass, gain on or upon, draw ahead of, catch up<br />

with, get ahead of, outstrip, outdistance, leave behind, lap:<br />

We overhauled the ketch and were beginning to close on the yawl<br />

when the squall hit us. 2 renovate, refurbish, recondition,<br />

rebuild, restore, repair, service, adjust, patch (up), mend, fix<br />

(up): The car engine needs to be thoroughly overhauled.<br />

--n. 3 reconditioning, overhauling, refurbishing, rebuilding,<br />

renovation, servicing, adjustment, mending, fixing (up): The<br />

overhaul of the die-stamping machine will require two months to<br />

complete.<br />

overhead adv. 1 (up) above, (up) in the air or sky, high up, on high,<br />

aloft, skyward: The aeroplanes passed overhead at dawn.<br />

--adj. 2 elevated, raised, upper: The crane travels on an<br />

overhead track.<br />

--n. 3 Brit overheads, US overhead. (basic or fixed) costs,<br />

operating cost(s), expense(s), outlay, disbursement(s), running<br />

cost(s), expenditure(s), maintenance, cost(s) of doing business:<br />

One way to increase profits is by reducing overheads.<br />

overjoyed adj. delighted, ecstatic, elated, happy, rapturous, euphoric,<br />

jubilant, thrilled, cock-a-hoop, transported, Colloq tickled

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