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ALL meanings of overnight

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  • adverb overnight for or during the night: to stay overnight. 1
  • adverb overnight on or during the previous evening: Preparations were made overnight. 1
  • adverb overnight very quickly; suddenly: New suburbs sprang up overnight. 1
  • adjective overnight done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night: an overnight stop; an overnight decision. 1
  • adjective overnight staying for one night: a group of overnight guests. 1
  • adjective overnight designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights. 1
  • adjective overnight intended for delivery on the next day: overnight letters; an overnight package. 1
  • adjective overnight valid for one night: The corporal got an overnight pass. 1
  • adjective overnight occurring suddenly or within a very short time: a comedian who became an overnight sensation. 1
  • noun overnight Informal. an overnight stay or trip: Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house. 1
  • noun overnight Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory: She had an overnight the night of the prom. 1
  • noun overnight the previous evening. 1
  • verb without object overnight to have an overnight stay or trip: We'll overnight in Denver, then fly on to San Diego. 1
  • adverb overnight during the night 1
  • adverb overnight for the duration of one night 1
  • adjective overnight stay: lasting one night 1
  • adjective overnight delivery: taking one night 1
  • adjective overnight success: instant, sudden 1
  • adjective overnight happening during the night 1
  • noun overnight stay, trip 1
  • transitive verb overnight ship or send during the night 1
  • transitive verb overnight stay overnight 1
  • adverb overnight for the duration of the night 0
  • adverb overnight in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly 0
  • adjective overnight done in, occurring in, or lasting the night 0
  • adjective overnight staying for one night 0
  • adjective overnight lasting one night 0
  • adjective overnight for use during a single night 0
  • adjective overnight occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden 0
  • verb overnight to stay the night 0
  • adverb overnight during or through the night 0
  • adverb overnight on or during the previous evening 0
  • adverb overnight suddenly 0
  • adjective overnight done or going on during or through the night 0
  • adjective overnight of or for the previous evening 0
  • adjective overnight staying through the night 0
  • adjective overnight of or for a brief trip 0
  • noun overnight an overnight stay, usually one away from home 0
  • intransitive verb overnight to spend the night, usually away from home 0
  • adverb overnight If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. 0
  • adverb overnight Overnight is also an adjective. 0
  • adverb overnight You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly. 0
  • adjective overnight Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights. 0
  • verb overnight If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there. 0
  • verb overnight Overnight is also a noun. 0
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