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Meaning of 'overdo' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overdo [ v. i.]
- To labor too hard; to do too much.
2 . Overdo [ v. t.]
- To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
- To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
- To surpass; to excel.
- To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.

Meaning of 'overdo' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . overdo [ v]
Meaning (1):
- do something to an excessive degree
Example in sentence:
  • He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups

Nearby Words:

oven ovenbird over over-arm over-busy over-garment over-story overabound overact overaction

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