overplay

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ play. === Pronunciation === enPR: ō'vər-plā' Rhymes: -eɪ === Verb === overplay (third-person singular simple present overplays, present participle overplaying, simple past and past participle overplayed) (ambitransitive, acting) To overdo or overact one's effect or role. (transitive, music) To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance. (ambitransitive, figurative) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat. (transitive, golf) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green". ==== Derived terms ==== overplay one's hand ==== Translations ====