Overdo
[əʊvə'duː] or ['ovɚ'dʊ]
Definition
(verb.) do something to an excessive degree; 'He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups'.
Typist: Sanford--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
(v. t.) To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
(v. t.) To surpass; to excel.
(v. t.) To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
(v. i.) To labor too hard; to do too much.
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Definition
v.t. to do overmuch: to carry too far: to harass to fatigue: to cook too much: to excel.—n. Overdo′er.—adj. Overdone′ overacted: fatigued: cooked too much.
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Examples
- Take care I don't overdo it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- When I calculated that this impetuous young woman would overdo it in new directions, was I wrong or right? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- With all their attention, however, they sometimes overdo the business, and sometimes underdo it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Which do not overdo it, Pip, said Joe; but I shall be happy fur to see you able, sir. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I should be afraid she might overdo, if I didn't know her 'moral fit' wouldn't last long. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Ye-es,' returned Eugene, disparagingly, 'they work; but don't you think they overdo it? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But isn't this relic matter a little overdone? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Ah, rather overdone, M'Choakumchild. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The eaters of the dinner, like the dinner itself, were lukewarm, insipid, overdone--and all owing to this poor little dull Young Barnacle. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Your Jew was a masterpiece of fine, chaste acting, nothing overdone--no grimace! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You mustn't go a overdoing on it, but you must have your supper and your wine and water, and you must be put betwixt the sheets. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- We thought Hannah was overdoing the authority business, and your mother ought to know. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You persisted in working, you overdid it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Likewise she overdid her respect, and all that, for the lamented memory of the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He overdid it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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