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To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.

To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.

To expose too long to the influence of the weather. [Obs.] Shak.

to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume. They that overween, And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. Milton.

One who overweens. [R.] The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke.

uous; conceited. -- O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. Milton. -- O`ver*ween"ing*ness, n. Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.

To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton. Hooker.

Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.

To overflow. R. D. Blackmore.

Excessive wetness. [Obs.] Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.

To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhe…

Overpowering; irresistible. -- O`ver*whelm"ing*ly, adv.

To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.

To outflank. [Obs.] Milton.

Too wise; affectedly wise. -- O`ver*wise"ly, adv. -- O`ver*wise"ness, n.

To outwit. Swift.

To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Hales.

beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.

Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.

To wrest or force from the natural or proper position. Shak.