Reverse Dictionary: OVERG – OZ

OVERHANG, OVERHANGING – ADJECTIVES
– overhanging • IMPENDENT 1611 rare

OVERHANG etc. – VERBS
– to overhang; to hang or be suspended over • IMPEND 1780

OVERHAUL – VERBS
– to overhaul, to repair • REHAUL 1903 Amer. dial.

OVERHEAD – ADJECTIVES
– overhead • ABOVE-HEAD 1793 obs.

OVERHEAD – ADVERBS
– overhead • AHEAD 1847 Eng. dial.

OVERHEAR, OVERHEARD – NOUNS
– a fragmentary part of a speech or conversation that one might overhear, just as it tails off • FAG END E19
– little bits and pieces of talk not fully understood by someone overhearing them • FAG-ENDS OF CONVERSATIONS 20C
– something overheard; information • EARFUL 1910s sl.

OVERHEAR etc. – VERBS
– to overhear • ERIE 1940s US criminals’ sl.
– to overhear • UNDERHEAR c1570 obs.
– to overhear or interrupt; to listen in to other people’s conversations and attempt to comment upon them or join in; esp. used as ‘don’t pick up fag-ends’ • PICK UP FAG-ENDS 1910s sl.
– to overhear, to listen, to eavesdrop • EARHOLE 1958 sl.

OVERHEAT, OVERHEATED – VERBS
– to become overheated with work or exercise • SCOWDER 1781 Eng. dial.
– to be in an overheated state; to stream with perspiration • POPPLE 1808 Sc.
– to overheat • RASP B1900 Eng. dial.

OVERINDULGE – VERBS
– to overindulge in; to get too much of or become surfeited with • O.D. 1960s Amer. sl.

OVERJOYED – ADJECTIVES
– overjoyed • OVERGLAD 1934 Amer. dial.
– overjoyed and happy • OVERHAPPIED 1931 Amer. dial.
– overjoyed; enthralled; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about • WRAPPED c1955 Aust. sl.
– overjoyed; pleased; enamoured • WRAPPED UP 1963 Aust. sl.
– overjoyed with, carried away, delighted • RAPT 1960s Aust. sl.

OVERLOAD, OVERLOADED – ADJECTIVES
– overloaded, encumbered • LAGGERT 1742 Sc.

OVERLOAD etc. – VERBS
– to overload, to encumber; to carry or lead with difficulty • LAGGER 1825 Sc.
– to overload, to overfill, to burden, to oppress • ACCLOY 1611

OVERLOOK, OVERLOOKED, OVERLOOKING – ADJECTIVES
– overlooked, passed by, disregarded • PRETERMITTED 1619
 
OVERLOOK etc. – NOUNS
– a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty • ABOLITION 1606 obs.
– an overlooking or disregarding something; the omission of something from a speech, etc.; omission of or neglect to do something • PRETERMISSION 1581
 
OVERLOOK etc. – VERBS
– to be overlooked, ignored, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding • FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS  • SLIP BETWEEN THE CRACKS 1970s Amer. sl.
– to overlook • PRETERGRESS 1615 obs.
– to overlook or disregard intentionally • PRETERMIT 1542 obs.
– to overlook something; to ignore the facts • IG 1930s sl., orig. African-American
– to overlook, to disregard, to forgive • LOOK OVER 1887 Amer. dial.
– to overlook; to miss in searching; to mislay, to lose temporarily • MISLOOK Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to overlook, to neglect • MISLIPPEN 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overlook, to occupy a height over • RAKE 1842
– to overlook, to treat with neglect, to ignore, to disregard • WAIVE c1400 obs.
– to overlook, to watch, to command a view • DEMAND 1885 Eng. dial.

OVERNICE – ADJECTIVES
– overnice, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, over-particular • DAUNCH c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– overnice; of a weak or trifling character • NAMBY-PAMBY 1774

OVERNICE – NOUNS, PERSON
– an overly nice person; a weakly sentimental person • NAMBY-PAMBY 1885
– an overnice or very fastidious person or critic; a hair-splitter • NICELING 1549 obs.

OVERPOWER, OVERPOWERED, OVERPOWERING, OVERPOWERINGLY – ADJECTIVES
– overpowered with heat, etc. • SCOMFISHED 1818 Sc.
 
OVERPOWER etc. – ADVERBS
– overpoweringly • THRANG  • THRONG 1786 Sc.
– to an overpowering or great extent • MURDEROUSLY 1916 colloq.
 
OVERPOWER etc. – NOUNS
– something which overpowers or overwhelms • CRUSHER 1841 colloq.
 
OVERPOWER etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who is easily overpowered, persuaded, or outwitted • PUSH-OVER 1907 colloq., orig. US
 
OVERPOWER etc. – VERBS
– to overpower • MANG 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overpower a person; to attack or harass without the use of physical force • MUG 1973
– to overpower completely; to exhaust • BEAT OUT Bk1888
– to overpower, to destroy, to put an end to • QUAIL 1551 obs.
– to overpower, to overawe, or constrain by superior force or influence; to nonplus, to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder • BUFFALO 1904 US sl.
– to overpower, to overcome, to conquer • CANK Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to overpower, to overcome; to defeat, to worst; to surpass, to excel, to outdo • BANG 1604
– to overpower, to subdue; to catch or kill something by hitting it with a stick or implement • CROMB  • CROME 1922 Amer. dial.
– to overpower, to suffocate, to stifle, to choke • SCOMFISH  • SKOMFISH 1766 Sc.

OVERREACH, OVER-REACHING – NOUNS, PERSON
– an overreaching person • SCLEM 1883 Eng. dial.
– a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition • NAILING RASCAL E19 sl.
– a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition • NAILS E19 sl.

OVERREACH etc. – VERBS
– to overreach • GET BY THE HEEL Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– to overreach • MISSPEND ONESELF 1953 Amer. dial.
– to overreach, to cheat; to beggar • LANT Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overreach, to cheat; to defraud • DECEIVE c1330 obs.
– to overreach, to cheat; to elude by stratagem • QUIRK 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overreach, to deceive, to ‘take in’ • BITE 1709 colloq.
– to overreach, to subvert secretly; to outdo by crafty or stealth; to take a mean or underhand advantage of • UNDERCREEP 1592 obs.
– to overreach, to take advantage of, to cheat • BEST 1881 Eng. dial.

OVER-REACT – VERBS
– to begin over-reacting or panicking • HIT THE PANIC BUTTON 1955
– to begin over-reacting or panicking • PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON 1962
– to overreact; to act in a silly or irrational manner • LUNCH 1980s African-American & teen sl.
– to overreact; to behave in a silly way • CARRY ON LIKE A PORK CHOP Bk1999 Aust. sl.

OVERRUN – VERBS
– to overrun, to go about hostilely • BEGO a855 obs.

OVERSEAS – ADJECTIVES
– overseas • AWAY 1965 Barbados

OVERSEE – VERBS
– to oversee the progress or development of • BABY-SIT 1977 Amer. sl.
– to oversee, to watch • CARRY AN EYE ON 1646 obs.

OVERSEER – NOUNS, PERSON
– an overseer, a foreman, head man; a person in authority • GAFFER 1841
– an overseer, a foreman, the chief of a band of servants or workers • SIR RAG 1891
– an overseer, a manager • HEAD-BUMMER 1887 Sc.
– an overseer, a master • HEAD-SIRAG  …Bk1887 Eng. dial.
– an overseer, a supervisor; the person having the direction or oversight of some work or enterprise • WARDEN 1398 obs.
– an overseer, manager, agent, or factor • ACTOR 1382 obs.
– an overseer or foreman of a gang of workers • GANGER 1836
– an overseer or foreman of a gang of workers or labourers • GANGMAN 1830
– an overseer or foreman; the leader of a body of workmen • GAFF Bk1877 Eng. dial. 
– a person who organizes and oversees the work of casual manual labourers • GANGMASTER 1825
– a time-and-motion overseer • STOOL-PIGEON 1920s sl., orig. US
– the overseer, foreman, or head of a gang of workmen • GANG-DROVER Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– the overseer, foreman, or head of a gang of workmen or labourers • GANGSMAN 1803
– the overseer of a group of workers or slaves • GANG DRIVER a1816

OVERSHADOW, OVERSHADOWED, OVERSHADOWING – ADJECTIVES
– of overshadowing nature; shady • ADUMBRAL 1845
– overshadowed • ADUMBERED 1609 obs.
– overshadowed, darkened • OBUMBRATE 1513 obs. rare
 
OVERSHADOW etc. – NOUNS
– an overshadowing or being overshadowed • OBUMBRATION c1420 rare
– an overshadowing or being overshadowed; a darkening • OBTENEBRATION 1626 
– overshadowing; shade, obscuration • ADUMBRATION 1653
 
OVERSHADOW etc. – VERBS
– to overshadow, to obscure • ADUMBER • ADUMBRE 1535 obs. rare
– to overshadow, to outdo, to surpass, to defeat, to overcome • FADE 1894 Amer. sl.
– to overshadow, to shade, to darken • OBTENEBRATE 1611 
– to overshadow, to shade, to darken • OBTENEBRIZE 1653 obs.
– to overshadow; to shade, to darken; to obscure • OBUMBRATE 1526 rare
– to overshadow; to shade, to obscure • ADUMBRATE 1670
– to overshadow; to shade, to obscure • OBUMBER c1420 obs.

OVERSIGHT – NOUNS
– an oversight or omission • ESCAPE 1714 Sc.
– an oversight or omission • NEGLECT 1638 rare

OVERSIZED – ADJECTIVES
– oversized, very large • FARMER  • FARMER’S 1968 Amer. dial.

OVERSUPPLY – NOUNS
– oversupply; a surfeit • O.D. 20C Aust. sl.

OVERTAKE – VERBS
– to overtake • TAKE OVER c1330 obs.
– to overtake, to capture, to recover • BETAKE 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overtake, to catch • BECLIP c1380 obs.
– to overtake, to catch up with • UNDER-GET 1390 obs.
– to overtake, to come upon suddenly, to catch • TAKE a1533 arch.
– to overtake, to come up with • OFTAKE c1205 obs.
– to overtake, to come up with • UP-DRAW 1898 Sc.
– to overtake, to pass on the road • DUST OUT L19 US sl.
– to overtake, to surprise • TAKE TARDE 1547 obs.
– to overtake; to surprise; to come upon unprepared or unawares • TAKE A PERSON TARDY 1530 obs.

OVERTHROW, OVERTHROWN – ADJECTIVES
– overthrown, brought down from a position of high standing • DOWNTHROWN 1595 rare
– overthrown, defeated • ALL-A-COCK L19 sl.
– overthrown, ruined • DOWNCAST 1592
– tending to overthrow • SUBVERSIONARY a1846 rare
– tending to overthrow • SUBVERSIVE 1644
 
OVERTHROW etc. – NOUNS
– a crushing overthrow or defeat • SMASH 1888
– an overthrow, upset, upheaval • WALTER 1563 obs.
– overthrow, defeat • DOWNTHROW 1615 rare
– overthrow, defeat • JEOFAIL 1546 obs.
– overthrow, demolition of a city, stronghold, etc. • SUBVERSION 1382 obs.
– overthrow, destruction • CUMBER 1303 obs.
– overthrow, downfall • LABEFACTATION 1775 rare
– overthrow, downfall • LABEFACTION 1620
– overthrow, ruin; a casting down a person or thing • DOWNCAST a1400 rare
– overthrow, subversion • SUBVERSAL 1893 rare
 
OVERTHROW etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who overthrows • SUBVERSOR a1548 obs. rare
– a person who overthrows • WALTERER 1572 obs.
 
OVERTHROW etc. – VERBS
– to be overthrown • TILT 1300s obs.
– to be overthrown; to fall • TIP c1400 obs.
– to endeavour to overthrow, hinder, or thwart; to combat; to stand in the way of, to obstruct • OPPONE  1610 obs.
– to overthrow an antagonist • CAST 1580 arch.
– to overthrow, to bring down a person from a position of high standing • DOWNTHROW 1563 rare
– to overthrow, to bring or throw to the ground• FALL c1300 obs.
– to overthrow; to bring to ruin • DOWNTHRING c1430 Sc. obs.
– to overthrow; to bring to ruin • THRING DOWN c1375 obs.
– to overthrow, to capsize • UP-DRAW Bk1905 Sc.
– to overthrow, to cause the ruin, downfall, or subversion of a person, etc. • WRACK 1564
– to overthrow, to dash down with violence • DING 1688 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overthrow, to defeat • DISCOMFISH 1825 Sc.
– to overthrow, to depose a ruler, an institution, etc.; to bring down a person or oneself from a position of high standing • DOWNCAST c1390 obs.
– to overthrow, to destroy, to kill • LAY ALONG 1599 obs.
– to overthrow, to destroy, to kill; to defeat, to subdue, to suppress • LAY FULL LOW c1425
– to overthrow; to disgrace • LAY BY THE HEELS 1584
– to overthrow, to overturn • RAMVERSE 1412-20 obs.
– to overthrow, to overturn • SUBVERTISE 1484 obs. rare
– to overthrow, to overturn • TERVE  • TIRVE c1400 obs.
– to overthrow, to overturn • WALTER 1571 obs.
– to overthrow, to overturn, to upset • TILT 1300s obs.
– to overthrow, to overturn, to upset • VERSE 1556 obs.
– to overthrow, to overwhelm, to destroy • CUMBER 1303 obs.
– to overthrow, to overwhelm, to destroy • CUMRAY c1425 Sc. obs.
– to overthrow, to put down • LAY DOWN 1340 obs.
– to overthrow; to raze to the ground (a town or city, structure, edifice) • SUBVERT 1382 obs.
– to overthrow, to turn upside down • BESTOURN 1483 obs.
– to overthrow, to upset • TO-TURN 1382 obs.
– to overthrow, to vanquish • CRAVENT 1490 obs. rare

OVERTIME – NOUNS
– money earned by working overtime • BUNCE 19C sl.
– time-and-a-half pay rate for overtime • INCH AND A HALF 1950 Amer. dial.

OVERTIME – VERBS
– to work overtime without receiving extra pay • WORK FOR THE QUEEN Bk1905 Eng. dial.

OVERTURN, OVERTURNED, OVETURNING – ADJECTIVES
– overturned, disorderly • TOPSY-TURNED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
OVERTURN etc. – NOUNS
– overturning, upsetting of an object; the turning of a thing upside down • SUBVERSION 1670 rare
 
OVERTURN etc. – VERBS
– to be overturned or upset; to lean to one side • WALT c1400 obs.
– to overturn • CAPSIZE L18 sl.
– to overturn an object, to upset • SUBVERT 1543-4 obs.
– to overturn, as a cart or carriage • WALT c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to overturn backwards, to throw anyone on his back; to drive back in disorder • CULBUT 1693 rare
– to overturn something, to upset • UPDUMP 1908 Amer. dial.
– to overturn, to knock or tip something over, usually by accident • TUMP 1973 Amer. dial.
– to overturn, to knock or tip something over, usually by accident • TUMP OVER 1961 Amer. dial.
– to overturn, to knock over • CALL 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to overthrow • RAMVERSE 1412-20 obs.
– to overturn, to overthrow • TERVE  • TIRVE c1400 obs.
– to overturn, to overthrow • WALTER 1571 obs.
– to overturn, to overthrow, to upset • VERSE 1556 obs.
– to overturn, to tilt • TAIT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to tip over • TIPE 1873 Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to tip, to tilt; to toss • TEAP B1900 Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to turn topsy-turvy, to turn upside down • TOPSY-TURN 1573 rare
– to overturn, to turn, to turn over • TIRL 1816 Sc.
– to overturn, to turn upside down • TOPE 1684 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to upset • TILT 1300s obs.
– to overturn, to upset • TIPPLE 1866 Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to upset • WALT a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to overturn, to upset; to cause to fall headlong • KELTER 1790 Sc.
– to overturn, to upset, to throw into utter disorder • BOULEVERSE 1673 obs. rare
– to overturn, to upset, to throw on one’s back • KEEL 1821 Sc.
– to overturn, to upset, to topple • TOP 1662 obs. exc. Eng. dial.

OVERUSED – ADJECTIVES
– overused; tired • TIRED-ASS 1970s US sl.

OVERVALUED – ADJECTIVES
– overvalued; having a conceited opinion of; thinking much of • OPINIATED 1589 obs.

OVERWEIGHT – ADJECTIVES (also see CORPULENT, FAT, OBESE)
– overweight • ADIPOSE 1810
– overweight • ALL BEHIND LIKE BARNEY’S BULL 1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
– overweight • BIGGUMS 20C teen & high school sl.
– overweight • FAT-TAILED 1953 US sl.
– overweight; said of women • OBVIOUS 1897 UK society usage
– overweight, ungainly • OBSOCKY 20C W. Indies sl.
 
OVERWEIGHT – NOUNS, PERSON
– an overweight belligerent woman • CEMENT-MIXER 1967 Amer. sl.
– an overweight girl • MOOSE M20 US sl.
– an overweight person • BLOAT Bk1970 UK sl.
– an overweight person • BLOATER Bk1970 UK sl.
– an overweight person • FAT BASTARD 1988 UK sl.
– an overweight person • FATS 1930 US sl., nickname
– an overweight person • FAT STUFF 1957 US sl., nickname
– an overweight person • GUTS 1596 UK derogatory
– an overweight person • GUTSY 1596 UK derogatory
– an overweight person • SALAD DODGER 1999 UK sl.
– an overweight person • TICK 1975 Amer. sl.
– an overweight person, esp. a school fellow, esp. used as a playground insult • JABBA 1983 UK sl. 
– an overweight person, usually a female • BERTHA c1943 US sl.
– an overweight, ugly woman • ANTI-BOD M20 US sl.
– an overweight woman; often used as a derisive nickname • BIG BERTHA 1921 US sl.
– an overweight young person • BUTTERBALL 1868 US colloq.
 
OVERWEIGHT – PHRASES
– said of a large, overweight person • BUILT LIKE THE SIDE OF A HOUSE Bk1999 Aust. sl.

OVERWHELM, OVERWHELMED, OVERWHELMING – ADJECTIVES
– completely overwhelmed by • UP TO THE ARSE IN  • UP TO THE ASS IN  20C sl.
– overwhelmed, bullied, cowed, bamboozled • BUFFALOED Bk2007 US sl.
– overwhelmed by, surrounded by, in the midst of, deeply engaged • UP TO THE ASS 1864 Amer. sl.
– overwhelmed by, totally involved in • UP TO ONE’S ARSE  • UP TO ONE’S ASS 1960s sl.
– overwhelmed by, totally involved in • UP TO ONE’S ASSHOLE 1960s sl.
– overwhelmed, deeply involved • UP TO ONE’S ASS IN ALLIGATORS 1940s US sl.
– overwhelmed, deeply involved • UP TO ONE’S ASS IN RATTLESNAKES 1940s US sl.
– overwhelmed, defeated, overcome • BANJAXED E20 Irish sl.
– overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered • ACCUMBERED c1300 obs.
– overwhelmed, esp. with paperwork • SNOWED UNDER 1894
– overwhelmed, greatly impressed • BLOWN AWAY Bk2006 US sl.
– overwhelmed or incapacitated by emotion • ALL-OVERISH 1820 colloq.
– overwhelmed, smothered • SUFFOCATED 1471 obs.
– overwhelmed, stupefied, astounded • POLEAXED 1983
– overwhelmed with difficulties; beset behind and before • BACKSET AND FORESET 1869 Eng. dial.
– overwhelming • BANGING 1864 colloq.
– overwhelming • TOO MANY M19 US sl.
– overwhelming, powerful, energetic • GUT-BUSTING 1930s sl.
– overwhelming, unpleasant, disgusting • TOO MUCH 1930s sl., orig. US
– overwhelming, violent • MASTERFUL 1513 obs.
 
OVERWHELM etc. – NOUNS
– an overwhelming, encumbering, or impeding • ACCUMBRANCE 1489 obs.
– an overwhelming, encumbering, or overloading • ACCUMBERING 1340 obs.
– something which overwhelms • CRUSHER 1841 colloq.
 
OVERWHELM etc. – VERBS
– to be overwhelmed and defeated • TEAR ONE’S ASS 1750 sl.
– to be overwhelmed and defeated • TEAR ONE’S ASSHOLE 1961 sl.
– to have an overwhelming effect on someone’s mind • BLOW SOMEONE AWAY 1975 sl., orig. & chiefly US
– to overwhelm • ONWHELM c1440 obs. rare
– to overwhelm a person, esp. with incessant noise; to stupefy, to deafen • DUNT 1672 Eng. dial.
– to overwhelm a person, to subdue • OPPRESS c1340 obs.
– to overwhelm emotionally; to excite; to cause to lose composure • FREAK (OUT) 1964 sl., orig. US
– to overwhelm emotionally, to excite; to cause to lose composure • STOKE 1963 sl., chiefly surfing usage
– to overwhelm emotionally, to excite; to cause to lose composure • WOW 1924 sl., chiefly US
– to overwhelm emotionally, to excite; to cause to lose composure • ZAP 1967  sl., orig. US
– to overwhelm someone • BREAK ONE’S BALLS 1960s sl.
– to overwhelm someone by the force of one’s speech • ZOOM SOMEONE OUT 1970s African-American sl.
– to overwhelm someone or something in a methodical and determined fashion • KICK ASS AND TAKE NAMES 1962 US sl.
– to overwhelm, to beat convincingly • TAKE THE PANTS OFF 1930s sl.
– to overwhelm, to beat convincingly • THRASH THE PANTS OFF 1930s sl.
– to overwhelm; to bury; to cover over • OBRUTE 1541 obs. rare
– to overwhelm, to cause to sink, to submerge, to plunge down • BESENCH 971 obs.
– to overwhelm, to crush • ACCABLE a1626 obs. rare
– to overwhelm, to crush, to encumber; to overload; to oppress • ACCUMBER c1314 obs.
– to overwhelm, to defeat • STAND SOMEONE ON ONE’S EAR 1918 Amer. sl.
– to overwhelm, to destroy, to kill; to put an end to, to suppress • ADWESCH a1000 obs.
– to overwhelm, to oppress • SMOTHER 1877
– to overwhelm, to overcome, to defeat utterly • SMASH 1813
– to overwhelm, to overpower, to defeat, to worst • BANG 1604
– to overwhelm, to overthrow, to destroy • CUMBER 1303 obs.
– to overwhelm, to overthrow, to destroy • CUMRAY c1425 Sc. obs.
– to overwhelm, to stun, to shock someone into helplessness • POLEAXE 1959
– to overwhelm with an excess of something • SWAMP 1818
– to overwhelm with insincere or flattering talk • SNOW 1945 sl., orig. & chiefly US
– to physically overwhelm • WHALE Bk1970 US students’ sl.

OVERWORK, OVERWORKED – ADJECTIVES
– overworked, badly treated • HARD-OOINED 1884 Eng. dial.
– overworked, exhausted, fatigued, worn out • RAMFEEZLED 1785 Sc.
– overworked, tired • TRASHED 20C Amer. campus sl.
– overworked, tired • WASTED 1995 sl.
– overworked, wearied with toil • SWINKED 1637 rare
 
OVERWORK etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– an overworked person • TWENTY-FOUR MAN 1925
– a person who is habitually overworked or badly treated • DUNT-ABOUT 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. rare
 
OVERWORK etc. – VERBS
– to harass with overwork; to punish by keeping at disagreeable and unnecessary hard work • HAZE 1840 nautical usage
– to overwork or mistreat workers or machinery • RAWHIDE 1930 Amer. dial.
– to overwork; to abuse • HAMMIL Bk1905 Eng. dial.

OVERWROUGHT – VERBS
– to become emotionally overwrought; to lose control; to have an emotional fit  • HAVE A CALF c1960 US sl.

OWE, OWED, OWING – ADJECTIVES
– owed, bounden, due; dutiful • DEBTFUL c1425 chiefly Sc. obs.
– owed, due • ON 1910s sl.
– owed, due, owing • DEBT c1340 obs.
– owed, due, owing • DEBT c1340 obs.
– owed, due; said of things • DEBTED c1375 obs.
– owed or due • ADDEBTED 1824 Sc. obs.
 
OWE etc. – ADVERBS
– owing, due • ENDUE  • INDUE 1892 N. Ireland
 
OWE etc. – NOUNS
– something that is owed; a debt • DEBIT c1450 obs.
– that is owed or due • DEBITE 1678 obs. rare
 
OWE etc. – VERBS
– to owe • BEHOOVE 1496 obs.
– to owe • BEHOVE 1496 obs.
– to owe • INAWE 1863 Sc. obs.
– to owe • YAUCHT 1882 Sc.
– to owe one a good turn • OWE ONE A DAY IN HARVEST 1816 Sc.
– to owe, to be indebted to • AUGHT 1822 Sc.
– to owe; to be indebted to one • REST 1721 Sc.
– to owe, to be in debt to • YAW 1871 Sc.

OWL – ADJECTIVES
– caught after having assumed the adult plumage; said of an owl • HAGGARD 1567 obs.
 
OWL – NOUNS
– a barn owl • BABOON OWL 1891 Amer. dial.
– a barn owl • POKER FACE 1956 Amer. dial.
– an owl • BIRD OF MINERVA Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– an owl • BIRD OF THE NIGHT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– an owl • HEBAWDE 1513 Sc. obs. rare
– an owl • HOBHOUCHIN  • HOBHOWCHIN 1682 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– an owl • JILL-HOOTER B1900 Eng. dial.
– an owl • JUMBIE BIRD 1827 Guyana, Trinidad, & Tobago
– an owl • MEG-OWLET  • MEG-ULLAT 1870 Eng. dial.
– an owl • OOLET 1908 Sc.
– an owl • WITTY-WOO 1830 Eng. dial.
– an owl; especially the barn owl • BILLY-WIX 1832 Eng. dial.
– an owl, especially the barn owl, Strix flammea • POVEY 1885 Eng. dial.
– an owlet; an owl • YEWLET Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a young male owl • JACKY-HULLOT Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– the barn owl • MAG-OWL 1856 Eng. dial.
– the barn owl • MAG-OWLET 1856 Eng. dial.
– the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus • MADGE 1591
– the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus • MADGE-HOWLET 1598
– the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus • MADGE-OWL 1637
– the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus • MADGE-OWLET 1603
 
OWL – VERBS
– to cry like an owl, to hoot • CUCUBATE 1623 obs.

OWN, OWNER – NOUNS, PERSON
– an owner, a proprietor; one who appropriates or arrogates something to himself • IMPROPRIATOR 1631 obs. rare
– a person who has something • HAVE-SOMETHING 1842
– a possessor, an owner • MASTER c1400 rare

OWN, OWNER – VERBS
– to own • YACHT 1871 Sc.
– to own, to possess • AUGHT 1816 Sc.
– to own, to possess • YAW 1871 Sc.
– to own, to possess; to have at one’s disposal • MASTER 1593 obs.
– to represent oneself as the owner of • FATHER 1591 obs.

OXFORD – NOUNS
– a low quarter of Oxford • JERICHO 1853 Oxford University usage
– a safe-conduct pass • JARK Bk1896 Oxford University & general usage
– a series of intercollegiate matches played in competition for a cup • CUPPER 1900 Oxford University sl.
– where the heads of colleges meet to transact and investigate university affairs • CONVOCATION CASTLE c1820 Oxford University usage
 
OXFORD – NOUNS, PERSON
– a crammer tutoring one for exams • MOTOR Bk1930
– a fellow that did odd jobs, as around the sporting fields • CADCATCHER Bk1955
– a member of a class of students in certain colleges at Oxford, having the duty of reading the lessons in chapel, and of saying grace in Hall • BIBLE-CLERK 1650
– a member of a class of students in certain colleges at Oxford, having the duty of reading the lessons in chapel, and of saying grace in Hall • BIBLER 1569 obs.
– a person who ‘battels’ in college (battel – to have a kitchen and buttery account in college; to be supplied with provisions from the buttery); formerly, a rank or order of students at Oxford below Commoners • BATTELER  • BATTLER 1604 obs. exc. hist.
– a person who takes degrees by accumulation • ACCUMULATOR 1691 obs.
– a person who wears a tabard or short gown; a name formerly given to certain scholars of Queen’s College, Oxford, from the gown they wore • TABARDAR  • TABERDAR  • TABITER  • TAUBATOR 1648
– a student in a hall at Oxford University • HALLIER 1587 obs.
– at certain colleges of Oxford University: a junior member of a college who receives an emolument in return for undertaking duties (esp. singing) in chapel • ACADEMICAL CLERK 1857
– a townsman • CAD c1820 sl.
– inhabitants of the University of Oxford • RAFFS 1785 colloq.
– the Dean • THE DAG 1880s Oxford undergraduates’ usage
– the disciple of a private tutor at Oxford • BEAR 1832
– the head of an Oxford College or Hall • SKULL 1721 sl. obs.
 
OXFORD – VERBS
– at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge: to confine an undergraduate to the precincts of the college, either entirely or after a certain hour • GATE 1835

OYSTER – ADJECTIVES
– bearing or producing oysters • OSTRIFEROUS 1656 obs. rare
– feeding on oysters • OSTREOPHAGOUS 1882
– oyster-like; resembling an oyster in form • OSTREIFORM 1840
– pert. to oysters • OSTREAL 1847 obs. rare
– pert. to oysters • OSTREAN 1838 obs. rare
 
OYSTER – NOUNS
– a bed of oysters • BANK 1719
– a catch or load of oysters • JAG 1881 Amer. dial.
– a large oyster • PANDOOR  • PANDORE 1894 Sc.
– a long, slender oyster • RABBIT-EAR 1881 Amer. dial.
– a long, slender oyster • SHANGHAI 1881 Amer. dial.
– a long, slim oyster • RAZOR BLADE 1881 Amer. dial.
– an oyster • MILTON M19 sl.
– an oyster • RET-SIO Bk1903 back slang
– an oyster • SALT-WATER VEGETABLE M19 sl.
– an oyster in poor condition • RATTLER 1894 Amer. dial.
– a small, firm oyster; an oyster that is not placed in freshwater • SALT 1968 Amer. sl.
– a small or young oyster • BLISTER 1894 Amer. dial.
– a very long and slender small oyster • CAT-TONGUE 1912 Amer. dial.
– oysters • SNOTS 20C US sl.
– oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast • ANGELENOS 1971 Amer. dial.
– oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast • ANGELO ON HORSEBACK 1933 Amer. dial.
– oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast • ANGELS ON HORSEBACK 1909 Amer. dial.
– the artificial breeding of oysters for the market • OSTREACULTURE  • OSTREICULTURE 1861
– the gills of an oyster • BEARD 1649
– the shell of an oyster • SHUCK 1859 Amer. dial.
 
OYSTER – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who cultivates oysters, or is engaged in the industry of propagating them • OSTREICULTURIST 1866
– a person who digs for oysters • MUD DIGGER 1970 Amer. dial.
– a person who dredges or fishes for oysters (on the Medway), not being free of the fishery, and are presented and punished by the Court • CABLE-HANGER 1732 nautical colloq. obs.
– a person who eats oysters • OSTREOPHAGE 1883 rare
– a person who eats oysters • OSTREOPHAGIST 1841 rare
 
OYSTER – VERBS
– to eat an oyster • GUT AN OYSTER L17 sl. obs.
– to open oysters • SHOCK …1856 Amer. dial.
– to remove the beard of an oyster • WORM 1859 UK sl.