Definitions for overdriveˈoʊ vərˌdraɪv; ˌoʊ vərˈdraɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•driveˈoʊ vərˌdraɪv; ˌoʊ vərˈdraɪv(n.; v.)
a device in a motor vehicle containing a gear that provides a drive shaft speed greater than the engine crankshaft speed.
Category: Machinery, Automotive
a state of intense activity.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Princeton's WordNet
overdrive(noun)
the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
"Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"
overdrive(verb)
a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
overdrive(verb)
drive or work too hard
"The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"
overuse, overdrive(verb)
make use of too often or too extensively
Wiktionary
overdrive(Noun)
A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.
overdrive(Noun)
A state of heightened activity.
overdrive(Verb)
To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
Translations for overdrive
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oordoen, oordryfAfrikaans
- يُفْرِط، يُبالِغArabic
- прекалявамBulgarian
- exagerarPortuguese (BR)
- přehánětCzech
- übertreibenGerman
- overdriveDanish
- παρακάνω, υπερβάλλωGreek
- exagerar, pasarse conSpanish
- liialdamaEstonian
- زیاده روی کردنFarsi
- liioitellaFinnish
- exagérerFrench
- לְהַגזִיםHebrew
- अति कर देनाHindi
- pretjeratiCroatian
- eltúlozHungarian
- membesar-besarkanIndonesian
- ofgeraIcelandic
- esagerareItalian
- やりすぎるJapanese
- …을 과장하다Korean
- perdėti, persistengtiLithuanian
- pārspīlētLatvian
- berlebih-lebihanMalay
- overdrijvenDutch
- overdriveNorwegian
- przesadzić, przetrzymaćPolish
- زیاده روی کردنPersian
- زياتى مثال په وينا يا په كولو كښىPashto
- exagerarPortuguese
- a exageraRomanian
- переборщитьRussian
- preháňaťSlovak
- pretiravatiSlovenian
- preteratiSerbian
- överdrivaSwedish
- ทำ; พูดเกินจริงThai
- abartmakTurkish
- 做得過度Chinese (Trad.)
- перебільшуватиUkrainian
- مبالغہ کرناUrdu
- hành động thái quáVietnamese
- 做得过度Chinese (Simp.)
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