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Meaning of OVERSTAY

Pronunciation:  owvur'stey

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome"
 
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 Synonyms: outstay
 
 See Also: abide, bide, stay

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or
{Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.]
To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the
appointed time. --Bp. Hall.
 
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