overplay

Meaning

1. (ambitransitive) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
2. (transitive) To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.
3. (ambitransitive, figuratively) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
4. (transitive) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".

Synonyms

overact

ham

ham it up

try too hard

overdo it

overdo

dramatize

show off

Translations

esagerare

nepixandin

abartmak

büyütmek

overdrijven

uitslaan

overacteren

exagerar

agir de forma exagerada

exagerar

sobreactuar

ενεργώ τολμηρά

mübalağa etmek

jambon

cabotiner

Etymology

From over- + play.