Definition of OVERDRAW

overdraw

Plural: overdraws

Verb

Verb Forms: overdrew, overdrawn, overdrawing, overdraws

  • To draw checks for more money than an account holds.
  • draw more money from than is available
  • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  • To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
  • To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
  • To exaggerate.
  • To draw over the top of existing content.
  • To draw the air in through a harmonica while adjusting the mouth so that the note goes up a half tone.

Noun

  • The 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.

Examples

  • Trying to overdraw on my word knowledge, I sometimes invent words that aren’t valid.

Origin / Etymology

From over- + draw.

Antonyms

understate

Scrabble Score: 15

overdraw: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overdraw: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overdraw: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

overdraw: valid Words With Friends Word