overdraw

over·draw

verb \ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯ\

over·drew\-ˈdrü\over·drawn\-ˈdrȯn\over·draw·ing

Definition of OVERDRAW

transitive verb

1

: to draw checks on (a bank account) for more than the balance <the account was overdrawn>

2

: exaggerate, overstate

intransitive verb

: to make an overdraft

Examples of OVERDRAW

1. She overdrew her account by $100.
2. <commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting>

First Known Use of OVERDRAW

1734

Related to OVERDRAW

Synonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overstate, put on

Antonyms: understate

Related Words: color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; fudge, hedge; melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

Near Antonyms: belittle, minimize, play down

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Rhymes with OVERDRAW

Arkansas, blue-sky law, canon law, Chickasaw, civil law, clapperclaw, common-law, crosscut saw, decree-law, devil's claw, foofaraw, higher law, homestead law, in the raw, keyhole saw, Kiowa, lantern jaw, lemon law, lumpy jaw, Mackinac, mackinaw, Morgenthau, Murphy's Law, overawe, panama, private law, public law, roman law, saber saw, Saginaw, Salic law, son-in-law, tragic flaw, usquebaugh, Wichita, williwaw, windlestraw, Yakima