Overdone

verb

/ovəɹˈdʌn/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.

"I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight."

2.verbTo cook for too long.

"to overdo the meat"

3.verbTo give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).

"to overdo one’s strength"

4.verbTo do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.

5.adjectiveCooked too much.

6.adjectiveExaggerated.

7.adjectiveRepeated too often; hackneyed.

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