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单词 overlash
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overlashv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlaʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlæʃ/
Forms: see over- prefix and lash v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, lash v.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + lash v.1 Compare overlashing n. and slightly earlier overlashing adj.
Now English regional (Devon).
1.
a. intransitive. To go beyond the bounds of propriety, reasonableness, etc., esp. in language; to behave extravagantly; to exaggerate. Cf. lash v.1 5. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > lack of moderation or restraint > act immoderately or without restraint [verb (intransitive)]
overdoa1325
outragea1387
surfeitc1400
outraya1450
exceed1488
lasha1560
overlash1579
overlaunch1579
wanton1631
extravagate1829
wallow1876
to hit the high spots1891
to go overboard1931
1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 143/1 The worde..signifieth moderation and gravitie, as when men doe not overlashe and give them selves to all wickednesse.
1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 74 But whether now? thy verses ouerlash.
a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 257 Who..thinks,..in this reckoning, he did overlash.
1701 J. Sage Vindic. Disc. Princ. Cyprianic Age ii. 44 The excellent rhetorick they were endowed with, made them overlash sometimes in their Expressions.
b. transitive. To go beyond, exceed (a limit). Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] > go beyond (bounds)
transcenda1340
exceedc1374
overwenda1375
overpassa1382
passc1390
to pass beyond ——1429
outreacha1568
overlash1581
pretergress1583
outrun1589
overslipa1592
surpass1592
to step over ——1599
outstep?1611
outstrip1612
overrun1612
outpass1635
pose1636
over-burst1856
overact1858
overstride1925
1581 W. Charke Replie to Censure sig. Mviiiv Neyther doeth my ȝeale ouerrunne my witte..or my malice overlash all reason.
1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Summarie Answere to Darel Ep. Ded. sig. *2v That either they, or our selues should once ouer-lash the limits alotted vnto vs.
2. intransitive. English regional (Devon). Of a horse: to strike the back of the fore hoof with the front of the hind hoof.
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1893 F. T. Elworthy 13th Rep. Comm. Devonshire Verbal Provincialisms in Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 25 198 ‘Is that horse's shoe loose?’..‘No, ma'am; he only seems to overlash a bit.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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