overdrive

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈdraɪv/

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Verb

Plain form overdrive

Third-person singular overdrives

Past tense overdrove

Past participle overdriven

Present participle overdriving

1. (transitive) If you overdrive yourself, you drive or work yourself to exhaustion.

Noun

Singular overdrive

Plural overdrives

1. (uncountable) (figurative) An overdrive is a state of excessive activity.