ALL meanings of overdrive
o·ver·drive
O o - verb with object overdrive to push or carry to excess; overwork. 1
- verb with object overdrive to drive too hard. 1
- noun overdrive Machinery, Automotive. a device containing a gear set at such ratio and arrangement as to provide a drive shaft speed greater than the engine crankshaft speed. 1
- noun overdrive Informal. an intense state of activity or productivity: The political campaign has shifted into overdrive. 1
- noun overdrive car: high gear 1
- noun Definition of overdrive in Technology (processor) An Intel Pentium processor which fits into a socket designed to accomodate an Intel 486, or into a special upgrade socket on the motherboard. 1
- noun overdrive A gear in a motor vehicle providing a gear ratio higher than that of the drive gear or top gear, so that engine speed and fuel consumption are reduced in highway travel. 1
- countable noun overdrive The overdrive in a vehicle is a very high gear that is used when you are driving at high speeds. 0
- noun overdrive a very high gear in a motor vehicle used at high speeds to reduce wear and save fuel 0
- verb overdrive to drive too hard or too far; overwork or overuse 0
- noun overdrive a gear that at a certain speed automatically reduces an engine's power output without reducing its driving speed: used to lessen fuel consumption and engine wear 0
- noun overdrive a state of intensified activity, productivity, etc. 0
- noun overdrive The overdrive in a vehicle is a very high gear that is used when you are driving at high speeds. 0