overplay
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overplay
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verb overplays · overplaying · overplayed
- To overdo or overact one's effect or role. When Chris overacted his part again, the director warned that anyone overplaying would be barred from the next production.
- To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance. A lot of times I don't want to overplay songs that I really like, because I know that then I'll get sick of them and I don't want to get sick of them.
- To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat. Jack won the last match of blackjack; Theo overplayed.
- To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green". The first few shots went wonderfully, but Robin overplayed the last and lost.
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verb To present something more dramatically than necessary
| Français | surjouer |
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verb To overdo or overact one's effect or role
| Español | sobreactuar |
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| Français | surjouer |
verb To overestimate one's strength in a game or event
| Español | sobreestimar, superusar, hiperutilizar |
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| Français | surjouer |
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@misc{overplay_2026,
title = {overplay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overplay},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
