Maximum overdrive.
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Overdrive
//ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv//
Synonyms for "overdrive" (76 found)
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14 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- ylikierrokset noun (state of heightened activity)
- ylivaihde noun (gear on an automobile)
French
3 entries- surmenage noun (state of heightened activity)
- surmultipliée noun (gear on an automobile)
- surrégime noun (state of heightened activity)
German
2 entries- Overdrive noun (gear on an automobile)
- Schnellgang noun (gear on an automobile)
Greek
2 entries- πέμπτη noun (gear on an automobile)
- υπερτάχυνση noun (state of heightened activity)
Italian
1 entries- sovrautilizzo noun (gear on an automobile)
Polish
2 entries- nadbieg noun (gear on an automobile)
- przester noun (state of heightened activity)
Spanish
2 entries- sobremarcha noun (gear on an automobile)
- superdirecta noun (gear on an automobile)
Sample sentences
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Tom's hyperactive imagination went into overdrive.
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The revolution kicked into overdrive.
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Tom's incendiary speech kicked the revolution into overdrive.
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