overcrowv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkroʊ/

Forms: see over- prefix and crow v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, crow v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + crow v.¹ Compare to crow over at crow v.¹ 3.

transitive. To crow or exult over; to triumph over; to overpower.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm

overcomeeOE

overgangOE

overnimOE

overswivec1175

foldc1275

overgoc1275

to bear downc1330

oversetc1330

outrayc1390

overleada1393

overreach?a1425

overwhelmc1425

to whelve overc1440

overruna1475

surprise1474

overpress1489

surbatea1500

overhale1531

overbear1535

overcrow1550

disable1582

surgain1586

overpower1597

overman1609

to come over ——1637

to run down1655

overpower1667

compel1697

to get over ——1784

overget1877

to grab (also take) by the balls1934

1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes liv. sig. Bviii^v Whan euer thou wouldest seeme, to ouer crow me, Than will I surely ouer cakyll the.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. I4 Then gan the villein him to ouercraw.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxi. 119 The cocks also do beate one another for the hens..and he that ouercommeth, ouercroweth the other which is ouercome.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 305 The potent poyson quite ore-crowes my spirit.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 329 Shall I endure such a base fellow to overcrow me?

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. iv. 80 I sunk it and my head at once, fairly overcrowed, as Spenser would have termed it.

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. xiv. 260 The coasts are exceedingly high and bold, especially that of Spain, which seems to overcrow the Moorish.

1906 R. Whiteing Ring in New xi. 78 The rattling cleverness of it all quite o'ercrowed her spirit.

1994 R. Davies Cunning Man 111 I might have been overcrowed by Brocky's wordly wisdom if I had not been, almost daily, a witness to what seemed to me to be a deep flaw in his character.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overcrow
释义	overcrowv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkroʊ/ Forms: see over- prefix and crow v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, crow v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + crow v.¹ Compare to crow over at crow v.¹ 3. transitive. To crow or exult over; to triumph over; to overpower. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm overcomeeOE overgangOE overnimOE overswivec1175 foldc1275 overgoc1275 to bear downc1330 oversetc1330 outrayc1390 overleada1393 overreach?a1425 overwhelmc1425 to whelve overc1440 overruna1475 surprise1474 overpress1489 surbatea1500 overhale1531 overbear1535 overcrow1550 disable1582 surgain1586 overpower1597 overman1609 to come over ——1637 to run down1655 overpower1667 compel1697 to get over ——1784 overget1877 to grab (also take) by the balls1934 1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes liv. sig. Bviii^v Whan euer thou wouldest seeme, to ouer crow me, Than will I surely ouer cakyll the. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. I4 Then gan the villein him to ouercraw. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxi. 119 The cocks also do beate one another for the hens..and he that ouercommeth, ouercroweth the other which is ouercome. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 305 The potent poyson quite ore-crowes my spirit. View more context for this quotation 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 329 Shall I endure such a base fellow to overcrow me? 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. iv. 80 I sunk it and my head at once, fairly overcrowed, as Spenser would have termed it. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. xiv. 260 The coasts are exceedingly high and bold, especially that of Spain, which seems to overcrow the Moorish. 1906 R. Whiteing Ring in New xi. 78 The rattling cleverness of it all quite o'ercrowed her spirit. 1994 R. Davies Cunning Man 111 I might have been overcrowed by Brocky's wordly wisdom if I had not been, almost daily, a witness to what seemed to me to be a deep flaw in his character. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1550
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