Overdraw

Quick meaning: Overdraw is a verb meaning To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft.

Meaning

To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft.

More Meanings

1. (archery) To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
2. (computer graphics) To draw over the top of existing content.
3. (music) To draw the air in through a harmonica while adjusting the mouth so that the note goes up a half tone.
4. (computer graphics) The process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.
5. (dated) To exaggerate.

Word Forms

• overdraws
• overdrawing
• overdrew
• overdrawn

Synonyms for overdraw

Depending on context, synonyms include amplify, magnify, exaggerate, hyperbolize, overstate.

Antonyms for overdraw

Common opposites include minimize, understate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overstate, exaggerate, hyperbolize, amplify, magnify, overdraft.

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