OVERPLAY

overact, ham it up, ham, overplay

(verb) exaggerate one’s acting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overplay (third-person singular simple present overplays, present participle overplaying, simple past and past participle overplayed)

(ambitransitive) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.

(transitive) To play (a song or record) too frequently.

(transitive) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.

(transitive, golf) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

coffee icon