About The Word Overdraw

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Overdraw

Overdraw Meaning & Definition
Overdraw Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overdraw?

[v] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"
[v] draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overdraw: amplify | exaggerate | hyerbolise | hyperbolize | magnify | overstate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overdraw: aggrandize | amplify | ballyhoo | belie | build up | burlesque | camouflage | caricature | carry too far | color | disguise | distort | draw the longbow | embellish | exaggerate | falsify | fudge | garble | go to extremes | hyperbolize | inflate | lay it on | magnify | make much of | miscolor | misquote | misreport | misrepresent | misstate | misteach | overcharge | overdevelop | overdistend | overdo | overestimate | overexpand | overextend | overpaint | overpraise | overreach | overreact | oversell | overspeak | overspend | overstate | overstrain | overstress | overstretch | pad | parody | pervert | pile it on | puff | slant | strain | stretch | stretch the truth | swell | talk big | talk in superlatives | tout | travesty | twist | understate | warp | wrench

See Also | aggrandise | aggrandize | blow | blow up | bluster | boast | brag | dramatise | dramatize | draw | draw off | embellish | embroider | gas | gasconade | lard | misinform | mislead | overemphasise | overemphasize | overstress | pad | shoot a line | swash | take out | tout | vaunt | withdraw

Overdraw In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*draw"\, v. t. [imp. {Overdrew}; p. p. {Overdrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overdrawing}.] 1. To exaggerate; to overdo. 2. (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.

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