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o·ver·draw
(ō′vər-drô′)v. o·ver·drew (-dro͞o′), o·ver·drawn (-drôn′), o·ver·draw·ing, o·ver·draws
v.tr.
1. To draw against (a bank account) in excess of credit.
2. To pull back too far: overdraw a bow.
3. To spoil the effect of by exaggeration in telling or describing.
v.intr.
To make an overdraft.
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overdraw
(ˌəʊvəˈdrɔː)vb, -draws, -drawing, -drew or -drawn
1. (Banking & Finance) to draw on (a bank account) in excess of the credit balance
2. (tr) to strain or pull (a bow) too far
3. (tr) to exaggerate in describing or telling
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o•ver•draw
(ˌoʊ vərˈdrɔ)v. -drew, -drawn, -draw•ing. v.t.
1. to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal.
2. to strain, as a bow, by drawing too far.
3. to exaggerate in depicting or describing.
v.i. 4. to overdraw an account or the like.
[1325–75]
o′ver•draw′er, n.
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overdraw
Past participle: overdrawn
Gerund: overdrawing
| Imperative |
|---|
| overdraw |
| overdraw |
| Present |
|---|
| I overdraw |
| you overdraw |
| he/she/it overdraws |
| we overdraw |
| you overdraw |
| they overdraw |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overdrew |
| you overdrew |
| he/she/it overdrew |
| we overdrew |
| you overdrew |
| they overdrew |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am overdrawing |
| you are overdrawing |
| he/she/it is overdrawing |
| we are overdrawing |
| you are overdrawing |
| they are overdrawing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overdrawn |
| you have overdrawn |
| he/she/it has overdrawn |
| we have overdrawn |
| you have overdrawn |
| they have overdrawn |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overdrawing |
| you were overdrawing |
| he/she/it was overdrawing |
| we were overdrawing |
| you were overdrawing |
| they were overdrawing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overdrawn |
| you had overdrawn |
| he/she/it had overdrawn |
| we had overdrawn |
| you had overdrawn |
| they had overdrawn |
| Future |
|---|
| I will overdraw |
| you will overdraw |
| he/she/it will overdraw |
| we will overdraw |
| you will overdraw |
| they will overdraw |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overdrawn |
| you will have overdrawn |
| he/she/it will have overdrawn |
| we will have overdrawn |
| you will have overdrawn |
| they will have overdrawn |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overdrawing |
| you will be overdrawing |
| he/she/it will be overdrawing |
| we will be overdrawing |
| you will be overdrawing |
| they will be overdrawing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been overdrawing |
| you have been overdrawing |
| he/she/it has been overdrawing |
| we have been overdrawing |
| you have been overdrawing |
| they have been overdrawing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overdrawing |
| you will have been overdrawing |
| he/she/it will have been overdrawing |
| we will have been overdrawing |
| you will have been overdrawing |
| they will have been overdrawing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overdrawing |
| you had been overdrawing |
| he/she/it had been overdrawing |
| we had been overdrawing |
| you had been overdrawing |
| they had been overdrawing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would overdraw |
| you would overdraw |
| he/she/it would overdraw |
| we would overdraw |
| you would overdraw |
| they would overdraw |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have overdrawn |
| you would have overdrawn |
| he/she/it would have overdrawn |
| we would have overdrawn |
| you would have overdrawn |
| they would have overdrawn |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. overdraw - draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
2. [画像:overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth]overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to
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Translations
overdraw
[ˌəʊvəˈdrɔː] (overdrew (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈdruː] (overdrawn (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈdrɔːn] VT → girar en descubiertoyour account is overdrawn (by 50ドル) → su cuenta tiene un saldo deudor (de 50 libras)
I'm overdrawn → tengo un descubierto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overdraw
[ˌəʊvəˈdrɔː] (overdrew (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈdruː] (overdrawn (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈdrɔːn] vi → avere il conto scopertoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995