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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•play /ˌoʊvɚˈpleɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to exaggerate or emphasize too much (one's role in a play, an emotion one feels, an effect, etc.):The actor overplayed the bad guy in that movie.
Idioms- Idioms overplay one's hand, to overestimate the strength of one's position.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•play (ō′vər plā′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.):The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- to put too much stress on the value or importance of:A charitable biographer had overplayed the man's piety and benevolence.
- Games[Cards.]to overestimate the strength of (the cards in one's hand) with consequent loss.
- Sport[Golf.]to hit (the ball) past the putting green.
- [Archaic.]outplay.
v.i. - to exaggerate one's part, an effect, etc.;
overact:Without a firm director she invariably overplays.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: overplay /ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ/ vb - (transitive) to exaggerate the importance of
- overplay one's hand ⇒ to overestimate the worth or strength of one's position
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