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Overnight

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Adjective

1. all-night, nightlong, overnight

lasting, open, or operating through the whole night

Example Sentences:
'a nightlong vigil'
'an all-night drugstore'
'an overnight trip'

Adverb

2. overnight

during or for the length of one night

Example Sentences:
'the fish marinates overnight'

3. overnight

happening in a short time or with great speed

Example Sentences:
'these solutions cannot be found overnight!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Overnight

see synonyms of overnight
adverb (ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt )
1. 
for the duration of the night
we stopped overnight
2. 
in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly
the situation changed overnight
adjective (ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt ) (usually prenominal)
3. 
done in, occurring in, or lasting the night
an overnight stop
4. 
staying for one night
overnight guests
5. 
lasting one night
an overnight trip
an overnight bank loan
6. 
for use during a single night
overnight clothes
7. 
occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden
an overnight victory
verb (intransitive)
8. 
to stay the night

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Overnight

see synonyms of overnight
adverb
1. 
during or through the night
2. 
on or during the previous evening
3. 
suddenly
adjective
4. 
done or going on during or through the night
5. 
of or for the previous evening
6. 
staying through the night
an overnight guest
7.  US
of or for a brief trip
an overnight bag
noun
8. 
an overnight stay, usually one away from home
verb intransitive
9. 
to spend the night, usually away from home

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Overnight

see synonyms of overnight
adj.
1. Lasting for, extending over, or remaining during a night: an overnight trip; an overnight guest.
2. For use over a single night or for a short journey: overnight supplies.
3. Mailed for guaranteed delivery on the next day: an overnight package.
4. Happening as if in a single night; sudden: an overnight success.
adv. (ō′vər-nīt)
1. During or for the length of the night: Let the meat marinate overnight.
2. In or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: became a sensation overnight.
n.
An overnight stay or trip.
v. (ō′vər-nīt) o·ver·night·ed, o·ver·night·ing, o·ver·nights
v.intr.
To spend the night: overnighting at a country inn.
v.tr.
To send by mail or other courier for delivery the next day.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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