ALL meanings of overplay
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O o - transitive verb overplay exaggerate 1
- verb with object overplay to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos. 1
- verb with object overplay to put too much stress on the value or importance of: A charitable biographer had overplayed the man's piety and benevolence. 1
- verb with object overplay Cards. to overestimate the strength of (the cards in one's hand) with consequent loss. 1
- verb with object overplay Golf. to hit (the ball) past the putting green. 1
- verb with object overplay Archaic. outplay. 1
- verb without object overplay to exaggerate one's part, an effect, etc.; overact: Without a firm director she invariably overplays. 1
- verb overplay 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. 0
- verb overplay to exaggerate the importance of 0
- verb transitive overplay to overact, overdo, or overemphasize 0
- verb transitive overplay to overestimate the strength of (one's hand in cards) and be defeated as a result 0