OVERDREW

OVERDRAW

overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify

(verb) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery”

overdraw

(verb) draw more money from than is available; “She overdrew her account”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

overdrew

simple past tense of overdraw

Source: Wiktionary


OVERDRAW

O`ver*draw", v. t. [imp. Overdrew; p. p. Overdrawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Overdrawing.]

1. To exaggerate; to overdo.

2. (Banking)

Definition: To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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