Overmatch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overmatch \O"ver*match`\, n.
     One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in
     which one of the opponents is overmatched. --Milton. --D.
     Webster.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overmatch \O`ver*match"\, v. t.
     1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to
        vanquish. --Drayton.
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     2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] --Burton.
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