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Overlash

Overlash \O`ver*lash"\, v. i. [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant, lashing lavish.] To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast. [Obs.]
--Barrow.

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overlash

vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To drive on rashly; to go to excess. 2 (context obsolete by extension English) To exaggerate; to boast.