overcharged
simple past tense and past participle of overcharge
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*charge", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Supercharge, Surcharge.]
1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison.
3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe.
O`ver*charge", v. i.
Definition: To make excessive charges.
O"ver*charge`, n. Etym: [Cf. Supercargo, Supercharge.]
1. An excessive load or burden.
2. An excessive charge in an account.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
