overdraw

ˌəʊvəˈdrɔː

overdrawn, overdrew

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Definition of overdraw - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

finance

intr.

Rare

withdraw more money than available in account

intr.

Rare

She tends to overdraw her account every month.

overdrawn

overextend

computer graphics

tr.

TECH.

draw over existing content in graphics

tr.

TECH.

The artist decided to overdraw the initial sketch.

cover

overlay

superimpose

art

tr.

Rare

exaggerate in describing or depicting

tr.

Rare

She tends to overdraw her experiences to make them more exciting..

embellish

overstate

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Origin of overdraw

English, over (excessively) + draw (to pull)

Examples of overdraw in a sentence

The bank charges a fee if you overdraw.
He had to overdraw the lines to enhance the image.
The software allows users to overdraw without losing the original content.
He tends to overdraw his stories for dramatic effect.
The artist overdraws the features to create a caricature.

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French:être à découvert, surimposer, ...
German:überziehen, überzeichnen, ...
Italian:sforare, ridisegnare, ...
Spanish:sobregirar, redibujar, ...
Portuguese:ultrapassar, redesenhar, ...
Chinese:透支, 覆盖, ...
Japanese:引き出す, 上書きする, ...
Arabic:سَحَبَ على المكشوف, رَسَمَ فوق, ...
Hebrew:לִמְשׁוֹךְ בְּיֶתֶר, לְצַיֵּר מֵעַל, ...
Russian:перерасходовать, перерисовывать, ...
Ukrainian:перевищувати, домальовувати, ...
Hindi:अधिक धन निकालना, चित्रण करना, ...
Bengali:টেনে নেওয়া, অঙ্কন করা, ...
Catalan:sobregirar, repintar, ...
Czech:přečerpat, překreslit, ...
Danish:overtrække, tegne over, ...
Dutch:rood staan, overschrijven, ...
Greek:υπεραναλαμβάνω, σχεδιάζω πάνω, ...
Hungarian:számláját túlhúzni, felülrajzolni, ...
Khmer:ដកប្រាក់លើសសមតុល្យ, គូរលើខ្លឹមសារដែលមានស្រាប់, ...
Korean:초과 인출하다, 덧그리다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد برداشت کرد, دوباره کشید, ...
Polish:przekroczyć, przerysować, ...
Portuguese (BR):estourar, sobrepor, ...
Romanian:a depăși contul, a redesena, ...
Swedish:övertrassera, rita över, ...
Thai:ถอนเงินเกินบัญชี, วาดทับ, ...
Turkish:aşırı çekmek, yeniden çizmek, ...
Vietnamese:rút quá mức, vẽ đè, ...

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