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 »
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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
I ’d wanted a TV series, but this ? I was n’t sure. I had a hard time getting into the rhythm of it. Then director Joe Pevney suggested I play Lily Munster as a sort of mixed-up Donna Reed character and not overdo anything. When I saw the first pilot in a screening room I cringed at my makeup. But I never estimated it would become this cult thing. It took two hours of makeup to make me seem like that. It ran for two huge seasons, then CBS quarreled with the creators about reruns as we got canceled. A movie in color in 1966 [ ‘ Munster, Go Home ! ’ ] showed off everything in reds and greens on my face. Boy, was I ugly.
It's an additional communication measure, if you don't overdo it with overly specific links to variables.
Sometimes I want to put in a really great workout, but I have a million things to do that day, so all I can really do is go for a walk, … I think people often focus on how long the workout is, how sweaty you are when you’re done and how tired you are afterward. The thing is, if you overdo it, you’re probably not going to want to do it again. And then you won’t stay consistent. Find things that you enjoy doing and try new things, too. Some days you’ll want to go cycling, but on another day your body really wants a good yoga stretch. You’ll feel great afterward and it won’t feel like a chore.
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.
If you are not diversifying you are not investing — you're gambling, you can't overdo this.
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