overplayv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpleɪ/

Forms: see over- prefix and play v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, play v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + play v.

1. transitive. To surpass or overcome in playing; to defeat; to outplay. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > win, lose, or score [verb (transitive)] > win > defeat

overplayc1460

smother1676

lurch1678

outplay1702

thrash1789

defeat1830

spreadeagle1832

thresh1852

whitewash1867

blank1870

annihilate1886

nip1893

slam1907

plaster1919

skittle1919

rip1927

maul1928

demolish1938

massacre1940

trounce1942

hammer1948

murder1952

to shut out1952

zilch1957

zip1964

trip1974

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 3472 (MED) Beryn..was þus ovirpleid In the last game.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 5/2 As in the game at Trent Bridge, they steadily overplayed their formidable opponents.

2002 Gulf News (Nexis) 12 Mar. Last time out they overplayed a flaccid Juventus team.

2. transitive. To play (a part, etc.) to excess, or in an exaggerated fashion; to overact. Also: to play too much or too often.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > act in specific manner

misact1609

tragedize1755

overact1760

overplay1767

to walk through ——1824

underact1847

to play down to ——1880

routine1897

underplay1897

milk1921

ham1933

hoke1935

to camp it up1957

to play for laughs (also a laugh)1963

undercharacterize1970

1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii, in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) III. 200 A silly fox that over-plays His cunning, nor can have the heart To act the lion's noble part.

1879 H. James Confidence I. xviii. 284 He had a suspicion at times that..she was playing a part—the suspicion arising from the fact that, as usually happens in such cases, she over-played it.

1949 Penguin Music Mag. Feb. 18 A concerto which has been so overplayed as to be almost a nuisance.

1962 Amer. Econ. Rev. 52 20 We expected that the second set of interviewees would overplay their role of advisors.

2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 132/4 Simon, overplayed by Dewi Hughes, is a perfectly naive knee-jerk liberal.

3. transitive. Cards. To play (a hand) on the basis of an overestimate of one's strength. Chiefly figurative in to overplay one's hand: to spoil a good case, opportunity, etc., by excessive confidence in its outcome or in one's own abilities.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > over-estimate or overvalue

to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395

to make of (also on)c1449

to make fair weather of1537

over-reckon1537

overmind1571

overween1588

overprize?1589

overcount1593

overvalue1597

overrate1599

wondernize1599

overhold1609

over-cess1611

overweight1613

overthinka1618

over-title1620

overcast1622

overmeasure1625

over-sum1628

overesteema1639

overproportion1642

outbid1688

overcharge1711

overestimate1797

overreach1822

overplay1835

maximize1866

maximate1881

out-reckon1898

fetishize1934

1835 G. Daniel Virgil in London in Mod. Dunciad 158 But he, too eager, overplay'd his cards, I trick'd him.

1902 G. Ade Girl Proposition 69 Once there was a Steady who over-played his Standing and came within an Ace of losing his Home.

1927 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 21 105 Some of his lieutenants patently overplayed their hand.

1970 Asian Surv. 10 975 Overplaying the communal card..may not be in the best interests of the Shiv Sena.

1999 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. 37 David Wetherell is an avid poker player, but this time he may have overplayed his hand.

4. transitive. To attach undue importance to; to overemphasize; to exaggerate, overstate.

ΚΠ

1920 Polit. Sci. Q. 35 614 Russia committed a similar blunder when attempting to overplay her victory before Warsaw.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Aug. 10/7 American newspaper headline writers..‘overplay’ the news for which they write captions.

1965 New Statesman 20 Apr. 673/3 One building society told me that the ‘crisis’ had been ‘very much overplayed’ and that there were already signs of the investment situation easing.

1991 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. a1/2 ‘I can't overplay the importance of a world-class position’, said Richard M. Rosenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of BankAmerica.

5. transitive. Basketball. To force (a player) to play in a particular direction by moving ahead of and blocking him or her in the opposite one; to block (a pass, shot, etc.) in this manner.

ΚΠ

1960 G. F. Pinholster Illustr. Basketball Coaching Techniques ix. 135 If he is moving laterally to his left, overplay him in that direction.

1980 L. Hoy & C. A. Carter Tackle Basketball vii. 112 Defender 14 in close attention attempting to overplay the direct first pass from 6.

1998 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 20 Mar. s10 As to Holden's strong defense, Brown said, ‘They just kept overplaying us and for most of the time it worked.’

Derivatives

ˌoverˈplayed adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > over-acting > over-acted

overplayed1819

hammed-up1957

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 183 John offers to box, in a most ridiculous, overplayed manner.

1994 Classic CD June 27/3 Most people know the over-played Second Rhapsody in C sharp minor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overplay
释义	† overplayn. Forms: late Middle English ovyrplaw. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, play n. Etymology: < over- prefix + play n. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Ebullition. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > [noun] > boiling over overplay1440 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 373 Ovyrplaw, Ebullicio. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). overplayv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpleɪ/ Forms: see over- prefix and play v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, play v. Etymology: < over- prefix + play v. 1. transitive. To surpass or overcome in playing; to defeat; to outplay. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > win, lose, or score [verb (transitive)] > win > defeat overplayc1460 smother1676 lurch1678 outplay1702 thrash1789 defeat1830 spreadeagle1832 thresh1852 whitewash1867 blank1870 annihilate1886 nip1893 slam1907 plaster1919 skittle1919 rip1927 maul1928 demolish1938 massacre1940 trounce1942 hammer1948 murder1952 to shut out1952 zilch1957 zip1964 trip1974 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 3472 (MED) Beryn..was þus ovirpleid In the last game. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 5/2 As in the game at Trent Bridge, they steadily overplayed their formidable opponents. 2002 Gulf News (Nexis) 12 Mar. Last time out they overplayed a flaccid Juventus team. 2. transitive. To play (a part, etc.) to excess, or in an exaggerated fashion; to overact. Also: to play too much or too often. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > act in specific manner misact1609 tragedize1755 overact1760 overplay1767 to walk through ——1824 underact1847 to play down to ——1880 routine1897 underplay1897 milk1921 ham1933 hoke1935 to camp it up1957 to play for laughs (also a laugh)1963 undercharacterize1970 1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii, in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) III. 200 A silly fox that over-plays His cunning, nor can have the heart To act the lion's noble part. 1879 H. James Confidence I. xviii. 284 He had a suspicion at times that..she was playing a part—the suspicion arising from the fact that, as usually happens in such cases, she over-played it. 1949 Penguin Music Mag. Feb. 18 A concerto which has been so overplayed as to be almost a nuisance. 1962 Amer. Econ. Rev. 52 20 We expected that the second set of interviewees would overplay their role of advisors. 2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 132/4 Simon, overplayed by Dewi Hughes, is a perfectly naive knee-jerk liberal. 3. transitive. Cards. To play (a hand) on the basis of an overestimate of one's strength. Chiefly figurative in to overplay one's hand: to spoil a good case, opportunity, etc., by excessive confidence in its outcome or in one's own abilities. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > over-estimate or overvalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 to make of (also on)c1449 to make fair weather of1537 over-reckon1537 overmind1571 overween1588 overprize?1589 overcount1593 overvalue1597 overrate1599 wondernize1599 overhold1609 over-cess1611 overweight1613 overthinka1618 over-title1620 overcast1622 overmeasure1625 over-sum1628 overesteema1639 overproportion1642 outbid1688 overcharge1711 overestimate1797 overreach1822 overplay1835 maximize1866 maximate1881 out-reckon1898 fetishize1934 1835 G. Daniel Virgil in London in Mod. Dunciad 158 But he, too eager, overplay'd his cards, I trick'd him. 1902 G. Ade Girl Proposition 69 Once there was a Steady who over-played his Standing and came within an Ace of losing his Home. 1927 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 21 105 Some of his lieutenants patently overplayed their hand. 1970 Asian Surv. 10 975 Overplaying the communal card..may not be in the best interests of the Shiv Sena. 1999 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. 37 David Wetherell is an avid poker player, but this time he may have overplayed his hand. 4. transitive. To attach undue importance to; to overemphasize; to exaggerate, overstate. ΚΠ 1920 Polit. Sci. Q. 35 614 Russia committed a similar blunder when attempting to overplay her victory before Warsaw. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Aug. 10/7 American newspaper headline writers..‘overplay’ the news for which they write captions. 1965 New Statesman 20 Apr. 673/3 One building society told me that the ‘crisis’ had been ‘very much overplayed’ and that there were already signs of the investment situation easing. 1991 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. a1/2 ‘I can't overplay the importance of a world-class position’, said Richard M. Rosenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of BankAmerica. 5. transitive. Basketball. To force (a player) to play in a particular direction by moving ahead of and blocking him or her in the opposite one; to block (a pass, shot, etc.) in this manner. ΚΠ 1960 G. F. Pinholster Illustr. Basketball Coaching Techniques ix. 135 If he is moving laterally to his left, overplay him in that direction. 1980 L. Hoy & C. A. Carter Tackle Basketball vii. 112 Defender 14 in close attention attempting to overplay the direct first pass from 6. 1998 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 20 Mar. s10 As to Holden's strong defense, Brown said, ‘They just kept overplaying us and for most of the time it worked.’ Derivatives ˌoverˈplayed adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > over-acting > over-acted overplayed1819 hammed-up1957 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 183 John offers to box, in a most ridiculous, overplayed manner. 1994 Classic CD June 27/3 Most people know the over-played Second Rhapsody in C sharp minor. 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† overplayn.

overplayv.

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