English to English Dictionary

Overshoot

To go beyond a target or limit, especially in a physical or metaphorical sense.

Oversight

The action of overseeing something; supervision or management.

Overspending

The act of spending more money than one has or can afford.

Overspent

To spend more money than one has available or budgeted.

Overstatement

The action of expressing something in a way that exaggerates its importance or seriousness.

Overstimulate

To stimulate excessively or beyond the normal limits.

Overstrain

To exert too much effort or pressure on something, leading to damage or injury.

Overstress

To subject someone or something to an excessive amount of stress, strain, or pressure beyond safe functional limits.

Overtake

To catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction.

Overthrow

The removal of a leader or government from power, especially by force.

Overtighten

To tighten a screw, bolt, or other fastener to an excessive degree, often causing damage to the threads, the fastener itself, or the materials being joined.

Overtime

Time spent working in addition to regular working hours.