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overhead
overhead
adj : located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
[ant: {surface}, {subsurface}]
n 1: the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property
taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include
depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
[syn: {operating expense}, {operating cost}, {budget
items}]
2: (computer science) the processing time required by a device
prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command
processing overhead time}, {command processing overhead},
{command overhead}]
3: (computer science) the disk space required for non-data
information (used for location and timing) [syn: {disk
overhead}]
4: a transparency for use with an overhead projector [syn: {viewgraph}]
5: (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
6: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn:
{smash}]

overhead
adv 1: above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"
2: above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together
overhead"


overhear
overhear
v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch},
{take in}]
[also: {overheard}]


overheard
overhear
v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch},
{take in}]
[also: {overheard}]

overheard
See {overhear}


overheat
overheat
v 1: get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines
overheated"
2: make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was
overheated"


overheated
overheated
adj : heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became
overheated"; "overheated metal"


overleap
overleap
v 1: defeat (oneself) by going too far
2: jump across or leap over (an obstacle) [syn: {vault}]
3: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
[syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave
out}, {overlook}] [ant: {attend to}]


overbear
overbear
v 1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
2: bear too much
3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease
delivery [syn: {bear down}]
[also: {overborne}, {overbore}]


overeat
overeat
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on
icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut},
{englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {gormandize},
{gormandise}, {gourmandize}, ...

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