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When Chris overacted his part again, the director warned that anyone overplaying would be barred from the next production
Although the play was wonderful, Joshua overplayed his role as the Beast.
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overplay — ► VERB ▪ overemphasize. ● overplay one s hand Cf. ↑overplay one s hand … English terms dictionary
overplay — (v.) to emphasize (something) too much, 1930, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one s) hand, to spoil one s hand by bidding in excess of its value, from OVER (Cf. over) + PLAY (Cf. play) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
overplay — [ō΄vər plā′, ō′vər plā΄] vt. 1. to overact, overdo, or overemphasize 2. to overestimate the strength of (one s hand in cards) and be defeated as a result: the phrase overplay one s hand is usually used figuratively … English World dictionary
overplay — [v] be dramatic accent, accentuate, blow out of proportion*, dramatize, exaggerate, get carried away*, ham it up*, hyperbolize, labor at, lay it on thick*, magnify, maximize, mug*, overact, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overstate, overstress,… … New thesaurus
overplay — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpleɪ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈpleɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms overplay : present tense I/you/we/they overplay he/she/it overplays present participle overplaying past tense overplayed past participle overplayed to treat something as being… … English dictionary
overplay — verb (T) 1 to make something seem more important than it is: The poet s importance is overplayed by his biographer. opposite underplay (1) 2 overplay your hand to try to gain more advantage than you know you can reasonably expect: If you re… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overplay — Date: 1767 transitive verb 1. a. to present (as a dramatic role) extravagantly ; exaggerate b. to place too much emphasis on 2. to rely too much on the strength of usually used in the phrase overplay one s hand 3. to strike a golf ball beyond (a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
overplay — verb Overplay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hand … Collocations dictionary
overplay — o|ver|play [ˌəuvəˈpleı US ˌouvər ] v [T] 1.) to make something seem more important than it is ≠ ↑underplay ▪ His role in the group s success has been overplayed. 2.) overplay your hand to behave too confidently because you think you are in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
overplay — o|ver|play [ ,ouvər pleı ] verb transitive to treat something as being more important or severe than it really is overplay your hand to believe you are in a stronger situation or position than you really are and fail as a result … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overplay — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ple͟ɪ[/t]] overplays, overplaying, overplayed 1) VERB If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is. [V n] ...overplaying the depth of the… … English dictionary
