overbear - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'overbear' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overbear

[ v. i.]

- To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.

2 . Overbear

[ v. t.]

- To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power, force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.
- To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.

1 . overbear

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- overcome

Example in sentence:

oven ovenbird over over-arm over-busy over-garment over-story overabound overact overaction

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