OVERDRIVEN

OVERDRIVE

overuse, overdrive

(verb) make use of too often or too extensively

overdrive

(verb) drive or work too hard; “The teacher is overworking his students”; “Overdriving people often suffer stress”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

overdriven (comparative more overdriven, superlative most overdriven)

Driven too hard; exhausted

(music) Characteristic of overdrive

Source: Wiktionary


OVERDRIVE

O`ver*drive", v. t. & i.

Definition: To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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