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  1. 1. v. t. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. rule against Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. prevail over Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. ride (a horse) too hard Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. Chaucer. 2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto. 3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] I overrode him on the way. Shak. 4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength. Source: webster
  12. 12. n:15/v:85 n. a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device v. prevail over v. counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) v. ride (a horse) too hard Source: ecdict

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