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overplayed

overplayed is the simple past and past participle of overplay.

Meaning of overplay

Verb

overplay (third-person singular simple present overplays, present participle overplaying, simple past and past participle overplayed)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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.
  2. (transitive) 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.2008, Walter Douglas Crigler, iMusic/myMusic, page 75
  3. (ambitransitive, figuratively) 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.
  4. (transitive) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
    • The first few shots went wonderfully, but Robin overplayed the last and lost.

Adjective

overplayed (comparative more overplayed, superlative most overplayed)

  1. Played too frequently.

Forms of overplayed

comparativemore overplayed
superlativemost overplayed

Phrases with overplayed

Questions about overplayed

What does overplayed mean?
Overplayed means played too frequently.
What is overplayed the simple past and past participle of?
Overplayed is the simple past and past participle of overplay.
What part of speech is overplayed?
Overplayed is an adjective.

Words near overplayed in the dictionary

  1. overplates
  2. overplating
  3. overplausible
  4. overplay
  5. overplay one's hand
  6. overplayed
  7. overplayed one's hand
  8. overplayful
  9. overplaying
  10. overplaying one's hand
  11. overplays

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