/oh'veuhr draw"/ , v. , overdrew, overdrawn, overdrawing .
v.t.
1. to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
2. to strain, as a bow, by drawing too far.
3. to exaggerate in drawing, depicting, portraying, or describing: The author has overdrawn the villain to the point of absurdity.
v.i.
4. to overdraw an account or the like: It ruins one's credit to overdraw frequently at a bank.
5. (of a stove, fireplace, etc.) to draw excessively; have too strong an updraft: When the flue overdraws, all the heat goes right up the chimney.
[ 1325-75; ME; see OVER-, DRAW ]