overdraw

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verb

To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

Similar
overstateexaggeratehyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify
OriginEnglish draw ← Middle English drawen ← Old English dragan →
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Meanings

verboverdraw (third-person singular simple present overdraws, present participle overdrawing, simple past overdrew, past participle overdrawn)

present singular third person overdraws · participle present overdrawing · past overdrew · participle past overdrawn

  1. To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
  2. archeryTo use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
  3. datedTo exaggerate.
  4. computer graphicsTo draw over the top of existing content.
  5. entertainmentTo draw the air in through a harmonica while adjusting the mouth so that the note goes up a half tone.
nounoverdraw (countable and uncountable, plural overdraws)

plural overdraws

  1. countableuncountablecomputer graphicsThe process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Similar
overstateexaggeratehyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify
Broader
misinformmislead
Also see
amplifyexaggeratehyperbolizemagnifyoverstate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰrógʰ-e-ti
  9. Proto-Germanic*draganą
  10. Proto-West Germanic*dragan
  11. Old Englishdragan
  12. Middle Englishdrawen
  13. Englishdraw
  14. Englishoverdraw

From over- + draw.

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Translations

Bulgarian превишавам лимита си
  • превишавам лимита си (previšavam limita si)withdraw more money from an account than there is credit
Danish overtrække
  • overtrækkewithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
Dutch in het rood gaan
  • in het rood gaanwithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
German überziehen
  • überziehenwithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
Icelandic yfirdraga
  • yfirdragawithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
Norwegian overtrekke
  • overtrekkewithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
Russian перерисовка
  • перерисовка (pererisovka)process during the rendering of a scene
Spanish sobregirar
  • sobregirarwithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
Swedish övertrassera, överdra
  • övertrasserawithdraw more money from an account than there is credit
  • överdrawithdraw more money from an account than there is credit

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

overdraw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdraw

MLA

“overdraw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdraw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdraw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdraw.

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