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Definition of Overmatch
1. v. t. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
2. n. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.
Definition of Overmatch
1. Noun. A match in which one opponent is very superior to the other ¹
2. Verb. To match more than intended ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overmatch
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overmatch
Literary usage of Overmatch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Politics (non-partisan) from the Beginning to Date: Embodying a by Thomas Valentine Cooper (1892)
"... object at which they were aimed. bate from the consciousness that I should
find an overmatch if I ventured on a contest with his friend from Missouri. ..."
2. The History of the Reign of George III.: To which is Prefixed, A View of the by Robert Bisset (1820)
"... iniquitous disposal of the territories of Venice. — Britain only remains to
combat the ambition of France. — France proposes to overmatch our navy, ..."
3. The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal by Jonathan Elliot, James Madison, United States Continental Congress (1881)
"... are an overmatch for the king and lords, who have such great hereditary
qualifications, we may safely conclude that our own representatives, ..."
4. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"Abominable Dragon, Now art thou overmatch'd, And better had it been for thec That
thou hadst ... overmatch ..."
5. The Naval War of 1812: Or, The History of the United States Navy During the by Theodore Roosevelt (1902)
"'s in battery, was an overmatch for any one of the enemy's vessels, ... In fact,
the three heavy American vessels ought to have been an overmatch for the ..."
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