overply en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + ply.
Meanings
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(transitive) To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork.
overply someone with booze
The Conscience, Friend, t'have lost them overply'd In Liberty's Defence
1673, John Milton, “Sonnet 22”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overplies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overplying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overplied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overplied | Tense=Past | lexicographic |