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overcarry, v. Now rare.|-ˈkærɪ|
[over- 10, 13, 26.]
1.
†a. trans. To carry over or across; to convey to the other side; to transport. Obs.
1382Wyclif Wisd. x. 18 He ouercariede them [1388 bar hem ouer] thurȝ ful myche water. 1513Douglas æneis vi. xi. 30 How mony seis ourcareit in thi barge.
b. To carry or convey beyond the proper point.
1897[implied in overcarried ppl. a.]. a1904Mod. (Railway Guard) ‘Are you the gentleman that was over-carried to Louth this evening?’ 1972M. Mead Blackberry Winter xi. 148 The National Research Council had insisted on mailing my checks to me, and the next boat overcarried the mail. This meant that for six weeks I had no money.
2. To carry (action or proceedings) too far, overdo; to do more than carry.
1606W. Birnie Kirk-Buriall vi. B iv, According to the forked foly vsed in buriall, which either is contemned, or else ouercaried in pomp. 1823Chalmers Pauperism Wks. 1839 XVI. 236 The point has not only been carried; but greatly over-carried.
†3. fig. To carry (a person) beyond the bounds of moderation, or into error, etc.; to carry away.
1579Fenton Guicciard. (1618) 280 Publike respects fell not so strongly into consideration, but that they were ouer⁓carried with priuate interests. 1648Bp. Hall Select Thoughts §89 Their appetite over-carries them to a mis⁓conceit of a particular good.
absol.1617Hieron Wks. II. 275 Zeale, not guided by knowledge, may soone ouer-carry.
Hence overcarried ppl. a.
1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 193 We stop to pick up cargo, or discharge over-carried cargo. 1903Kipling Five Nations 25 The galloping breakers stride, And their over⁓carried spray is a sea—a sea on the landward side. |