Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To draw or haul over; overhaul.
- To overcome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete See
overhaul .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
draw orhaul over;overhaul . - verb transitive To
overcome .
Etymologies
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From Middle English overhalen, equivalent to over- + hale. Cognate with Dutch overhalen, Danish overhale, Swedish överhala.
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