Meaning Of The Word Overplay

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Overplay? Find Overplay meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Overplay Meaning

Overplay Definition
Overplay Definition

What's The Definition Of Overplay?

overplay
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.

overplay in American English
to overact, overdo, or overemphasize
intransitive verb: to exaggerate one's part, an effect, etc.; overact
transitive verb: to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.)

overplay in British English
verb: to exaggerate the importance of

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Play merry hell with something ‐ to have a bad effect on something or to cause…
  • Lotto ‐ a game resembling bingo; noun: a children's game…
  • Exarate ‐ adjective: (of the pupa of such insects as ants…
  • Sermon on the Mount ‐ the sermon delivered by Jesus to his disciples:…
  • Tibouchina ‐ noun: a member of the genus Tibouchina, which…
  • Rocket scientist ‐ a scientist specializing in rocketry; countable…
  • Flying bridge ‐ a small, often open structure over the main bridge…
  • Longyearbyen ‐ noun: a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative…
  • Empassioned ‐ adjective; adjective:…
  • Sympathy ‐ sameness of feeling; affinity between persons…