OVERDRAW


Meaning of OVERDRAW in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: over (I) + draw

transitive verb

1. : to draw checks upon (a bank account) in excess of the deposit balance of the drawer : make a draft upon beyond the proper or authorized amount

overdrew his account

2. : to present or portray with exaggeration or overstatement

has overdrawn the dangers — M.H.Swadesh

have often overdrawn their villains — John Mason Brown

purposely overdraw the contrast — A.R.Oxenfeldt & Ernest Van den Haag

3. : to draw (a bow) beyond the arrow length for which it was designed

intransitive verb

: to make an overdraft

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