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



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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