overplay
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o·ver·play
(ō′vər-plā′)v. o·ver·played, o·ver·play·ing, o·ver·plays
v.tr.
1.
a. To present (a dramatic role, for example) in an exaggerated manner.
b. To emphasize or stress unduly.
2. To overestimate the strength of (one's holding or position) with resulting defeat: overplayed his hand and lost the game.
3. Sports To hit (a golf ball) beyond the green.
v.intr.
To overdo a role or an effect.
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overplay
(ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ)vb
1. (tr) to exaggerate the importance of
2. (Theatre) another word for overact
3. overplay one's hand to overestimate the worth or strength of one's position
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o•ver•play
(ˌoʊ vərˈpleɪ)v.t.
1. to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.).
2. to put too much stress on the value or importance of.
3. to hit (a golf ball) past the putting green.
Idioms: overplay one's hand, to overestimate the strength of one's position.
[1640–50]
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overplay
Past participle: overplayed
Gerund: overplaying
| Imperative |
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| overplay |
| overplay |
| Present |
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| I overplay |
| you overplay |
| he/she/it overplays |
| we overplay |
| you overplay |
| they overplay |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overplayed |
| you overplayed |
| he/she/it overplayed |
| we overplayed |
| you overplayed |
| they overplayed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overplaying |
| you are overplaying |
| he/she/it is overplaying |
| we are overplaying |
| you are overplaying |
| they are overplaying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overplayed |
| you have overplayed |
| he/she/it has overplayed |
| we have overplayed |
| you have overplayed |
| they have overplayed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overplaying |
| you were overplaying |
| he/she/it was overplaying |
| we were overplaying |
| you were overplaying |
| they were overplaying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overplayed |
| you had overplayed |
| he/she/it had overplayed |
| we had overplayed |
| you had overplayed |
| they had overplayed |
| Future |
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| I will overplay |
| you will overplay |
| he/she/it will overplay |
| we will overplay |
| you will overplay |
| they will overplay |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overplayed |
| you will have overplayed |
| he/she/it will have overplayed |
| we will have overplayed |
| you will have overplayed |
| they will have overplayed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overplaying |
| you will be overplaying |
| he/she/it will be overplaying |
| we will be overplaying |
| you will be overplaying |
| they will be overplaying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overplaying |
| you have been overplaying |
| he/she/it has been overplaying |
| we have been overplaying |
| you have been overplaying |
| they have been overplaying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overplaying |
| you will have been overplaying |
| he/she/it will have been overplaying |
| we will have been overplaying |
| you will have been overplaying |
| they will have been overplaying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overplaying |
| you had been overplaying |
| he/she/it had been overplaying |
| we had been overplaying |
| you had been overplaying |
| they had been overplaying |
| Conditional |
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| I would overplay |
| you would overplay |
| he/she/it would overplay |
| we would overplay |
| you would overplay |
| they would overplay |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overplayed |
| you would have overplayed |
| he/she/it would have overplayed |
| we would have overplayed |
| you would have overplayed |
| they would have overplayed |
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Translations
overplay
[ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ] VT [+ issue, problem] → exagerarto overplay (one's hand) → pasarse, ir demasiado lejos
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
overplay
[ˌəʊvərˈpleɪ] vt [+ problem] → exagérerto overplay one's hand → trop présumer de sa situation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overplay
[ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ] vt → dare troppa importanza ato overplay one's hand → sopravvalutare la propria posizione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995