Overplay

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overplay
       v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham it up}, {ham}]
           [ant: {underact}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "overplay":
     accent, accentuate, carry too far, dramatize, exaggerate, exhaust,
     go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, hyperbolize,
     know no bounds, magnify, maximize, outclass, outdo, outgo, outjump,
     outleap, outmaneuver, outmarch, outpace, outperform, outplay,
     outpoint, outrange, outreach, outride, outrival, outrun, outshine,
     outstep, outstrip, outvie, outwit, overact, overcarry, overdevelop,
     overdo, overdraw, overdrive, overelaborate, overemphasize,
     overexercise, overexert, overexpend, overindulge, overjump,
     overlabor, overleap, overmatch, overreact, override, overspend,
     overstate, overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax,
     overtrain, overuse, overvalue, overwork, pass all bounds, point up,
     protest too much, stretch