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overdeal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdiːl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From over- + deal (“amount, portion”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) An amount left over; excess.
    • Among the people (of Rome) beſide x. modij of corne, & as many pints of oyle, he diſtributed & dealt 300 Seſterces alſo by the poll, vvhich hee had in times paſt promiſed, vvith an overdeale of 100. a peece to boote, for time. 1606, Caius [i.e., Gaius] Suetonius Tranquillus, “The Historie of Caius Iulius Cesar Dictator”, in Philêmon Holland, transl., The Historie of Twelve Cæsars Emperours of Rome. […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes and George Snowdon] for Matthew Lownes, →OCLC, section 38, page 16:

Forms

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overdeals Number=Plur lexicographic

overdeal en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdiːl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From over- + deal (“amount, portion”).

Meanings

  1. To have too many dealings.
    • Extended family issues (Mom overdeals with his family and Dad underdeals with his family). 2003, Carol Ummel Lindquist, Happily Married with Kids: It's Not Just a Fairy Tale, →ISBN, page 6:
  2. To deal too much or too many (for example, playing cards)

Forms

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overdealt Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overdealt Tense=Past lexicographic
overdeals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overdealing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic