Dictionary Definition
overdo v : do something to an excessive degree;
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: exaggerate] [also: overdone, overdid]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- US: /'ovəɻdu/, /'ov@r\`du/
Verb
- To do too much of something.
Translations
to do too much of something
- Czech: přehnat
- Dutch: overdrijven
- German: übertreiben
- Greek: παρακάνω [ˌparaˈkano̞], παραξηλώνω [paˌrak͡siˈlo̞no̞]
- Japanese: 過ぎる (sugiru)
References
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry to excess,
carry too far, do to death, draw the longbow, exaggerate, exhaust, fatigue, go overboard, go the
limit, go to extremes, go too far, go whole hog, hyperbolize, know no bounds,
lay it on, magnify, make
much of, overact,
overburden, overcarry, overcharge, overdevelop, overdraw, overdrive, overelaborate, overemphasize, overestimate, overexercise, overexert, overexpend, overindulge, overlabor, overload, overplay, overpraise, overreach, overreact, oversell, overspeak, overspend, overstate, overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtrain, overuse, overwork, pass all bounds, pile
it on, protest too much, puff, stretch, stretch the truth, talk
big, talk in superlatives, tout, travesty