If kings presume to overtop the law by which they reign, . . . they
are by law to be reduced into order.
Milton.
3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by
superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. Becon.
O`ver*tow"er (?), v. t. To tower over or above.
O`ver*tow"er, v. i. To soar too high. [R.] Fuller.
O`ver*trade" (?), v. i. To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods
beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.
O`ver*trad"ing (?), n. The act or practice of buying goods beyond the
means of payment; a glutting of the market.
O`ver*tread" (?), v. t. [AS. oferiredan.] To tread over or upon.
O`ver*trip" (?), v. t. To trip over nimbly.
O`ver*trou"bled (?), a. Excessively troubled.
O`ver*trow" (?), v. i. To be too trustful or confident; to trust too
much. [Obs.] Wyclif &?;
O"ver*trust` (?), n. Excessive confidence.
O`ver*trust", v. t. & i. To trust too much. Bp. Hall.
O"ver*ture (?), [OF. overture, F. ouverture, fr. OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir.
See Overt.] 1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.
[Obs.] Spenser. "The cave's inmost overture." Chapman.