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overdrive — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exaggerate verb To make something sound bigger, worse, or more dramatic than it really is.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

overdrive is used for these senses in English:

  • exaggerate To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
  • stretch (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

stretch — full definition

  1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
  2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
  3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
  4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.
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