WikiWord

overbear

From WikiWord

English

Etymology

No etymology has been added yet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA /əʊvəˈbɛː/

Noun

No noun senses have been added yet.

Verb

overbear verb

  1. To carry over.
  2. To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome.
  3. To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.
  4. To produce an overabundance of fruit.

Word map

bear downovercrowpreponderateoverholdovernimcarry overoverswayovergrowexceedoverruleoverbear

Related terms

Synonyms

Usage & collocations

No usage or collocation data has been added yet.

Community definitions

Community definitions for overbear appear here as readers add and vote on them.

Usage in the wild

Real example sentences for overbear appear here as readers add them.

References