overcrow en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English crow English overcrow From over- + crow.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To take over.
The potent poison quite overcrows my spirit
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
- (obsolete, transitive) To crow over, as in triumph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcrows | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overcrowing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcrowed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcrowed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |