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Overplay

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To overdo or overact one's effect or role. ambitransitive

    "When Chris overacted his part again, the director warned that anyone overplaying would be barred from the next production."

  2. 2
    exaggerate one's acting wordnet
  3. 3
    To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance. transitive

    "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."

  4. 4
    To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat. ambitransitive, figuratively

    "Jack won the last match of blackjack; Theo overplayed."

  5. 5
    To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green". transitive

    "The first few shots went wonderfully, but Robin overplayed the last and lost."

Etymology

From over- + play.

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