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[ verb ] drive or work too hard

Examples

"The teacher is overworking his students" "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

Used in print

(The New York Times...)

In vying with him , Mr. D ' Albert also seemed to be overdriving his tone .

Related terms

overwork

2
[ verb ] make use of too often or too extensively

Synonyms

overuse

Related terms

use overexploitation

3
[ noun ] the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration

Examples

"Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given" "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"

Related terms

action

4
[ noun ] a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power

Related terms

high_gear

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