What does OVERDO mean?
Definitions for OVERDO
ˌoʊ vərˈduover·do
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word OVERDO.
Princeton's WordNet
overdo, exaggerateverb
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Wiktionary
overdoverb
To do too much of something.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overdoverb
To do more than enough.
Etymology: over and do.
Any thing so over-done is from the purpose of playing; whose end is to hold the mirrour up to nature. William Shakespeare.
Nature so intent upon finishing her work, much oftner over-does than under-does. You shall hear of twenty animals with two heads, for one that hath none. Nehemiah Grew.
When the meat is over-done, lay the fault upon your lady who hurried you. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Overdo
Overdo is a surname.
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overdo
To overdo means to do, use, or carry out something excessive or to an extreme. This might involve pushing oneself beyond limits in a certain activity or overly exaggerating when speaking or acting. It can also refer to excessively cooking or preparing something until it's ruined.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overdo
ō-vėr-dōō′, 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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Anagrams for OVERDO »
do over
do-over
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of OVERDO in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of OVERDO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of OVERDO in a Sentence
Just trying to keep my game where it is and do some quality work, not overdo it, just do the right amount so that when I got here yesterday for the first time, again, I was ready to play and just needed to go see the golf course. Wasn't working on anything in my game, my swing. Wasn't thinking about technique at all. Just all about hitting the shots I need to and thinking about how to manage my game and get it around here for the next four days.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
It’s impossible to keep them away because we’re with them every day, so they will be, but we’re strategic in how we do that, we don’t overdo it with them.
In the end, it’s all about a balanced diet, it’s not about limiting one food or another. Because when you go for a balanced diet, you’re unlikely to overdo it on one particular macronutrient or another.
I was on my last 12 cans, I have a beer every night, you know what, beer has vitamins in it, it's good for you, as long as you don't overdo it.
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