Overplay

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo overdo or overact one's effect or role.

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

2.VerbTo play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.

3.VerbTo overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.

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

4.VerbTo accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".

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

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