overflush

overflush means too flush; having an excess of something (too much money if nothing else is specified).

Etymology

From over- + flush.

adj

Too flush; having an excess of something (too much money if nothing else is specified)e.g.“You're a poor man, I dare say. You don't look as if you were overflush of money.” — 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair:
Protruding or sticking out rather than flush and smooth.e.g.“That is probably an overflush allusion .” — 1937, Robert Phillips, Edward McChesney Sait, American Government and Its Problems, page 676:

adv

Beyond the level that is flush and smooth.e.g.“The last two to three layers or 14 in. of the groove is filled up slightly overflush using 316-in. hard rod.” — 1960, Iron and Steel Engineer - Volume 37, page 70:

noun

Surplus assets.
An excess of something.e.g.“Lady Albinia was allowed by all who knew her, to be one of the most admirable correctives to an overflush of youth .” — 1854 October, “Wild and Tame”, in Kentucky Garland, volume 1, number 1, page 42:
A flush that appears over something.; A flush or tinge of color that appears over the base color.e.g.“If the bright ground be moved to and fro, this overflush of color may be, sometimes beautifully, shown, following the line or edge of the moving mass of strong color; and most distinct near the edge.” — 1876 April 21, Henry Hartshorne, “On Some Disputed Points in Physiological Optics”, in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, page 224:
A flush that appears over something.; A sudden rush of feeling that appears expressed in the face.
A flush that appears over something.; A flush (series of obstacles to ski between) that covers a slopee.g.“There was an overflush and I tried to run straight into it. Most racers set up before a flush and turn into it.” — 1983 January, Peter MIller, “Agony of a Ski Racer”, in Ski, volume 47, number 5, page 39:
The act of overflushing.
A displacement fluid that is forced into a system in order to clear out active fluids that are used in a treatment, such as fracking, desalinization, etc.e.g.“A treatment volume, in field usage is currently 1100 gals of chemical plus 10,000 bbls. of the aquifer water as an overflush.” — 1988, 4th Middle East Corrosion Conference: 11-13 January 1988, page 481:
The act or process of forcing overflush into a system in order to clear out active fluids.e.g.“With this type of proppant transport, the proppant bank will not be destroyed during the overflush of the diverter.” — 1992, M.J. Economides, A Practical Companion to Reservoir Stimulation, page P-54:

verb

To flush to excess.; To flood with too much liquid while cleansing.e.g.“It is a bad plan to overflush ewes, as they usually suffer more from loss of flesh during winter. The best plan is to get them fleshy, and then keep them thriving whilst with the ram.” — 1894, Henry J. Webb, Advanced Agriculture, page 537:
To flush to excess.; To flush too many toilets.
To flush to excess.; To flood or inundate.e.g.“But Men when overflush'd with Drink, Are feldom capable to think.” — 1725, Weighley, alias Wild, page 8:
To flush over.; To cover with or suffuse with a tinge or glow of color.
To flush over.; To cover the face with blushing or a flush.
To flush over.; To suffuse.e.g.“Men, it is true, have probably far exceeded them in the actual amount of verse overflushed with feeling which they have created.” — 1865, F.T. Palgrave, “Women and the Fine Arts”, in Macmillan's Magazine, volume 12, page 214:
To flush over.; To wash over.e.g.“As Eloquence vpon a trotting nagge Out-ambles Wisdom in a morris daunce, Or as the waves doe overflush the crag — Gie rocks of fortune on the shores of Fraunce;” — 1867, M.T., “The Inquirer”, in The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, page 224:
To force overflush into a system in order to clear out the active fluids.e.g.“Overflush with 150 barrels of water .” — 1980, Margaret K. Luther, Proceedings of the Technical Sessions, page 18:

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

overliquidity 63% match — Excessive liquidity. vs overflush →
superplus 62% match — surplus vs overflush →
overflux 60% match — an overflow; an overflowing or exuberance vs overflush →
overallocation 60% match — Excess allocation vs overflush →
overinventoried 59% match — Having too much of something in stock. vs overflush →
overdeposition 58% match — Excessive deposition vs overflush →
superaffluence 58% match — A superabundance of wealth vs overflush →
overfloat 57% match — To overflow. vs overflush →