OVERDRIVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
   Hypernyms(s) overdrive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • high gear (what does high gear mean?)
   • high (what does high mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
   Usage Example(s)
   • Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given
   • Melissa’’s brain was in overdrive
   Hypernyms(s) overdrive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   • activeness (what does activeness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overdrive (what does overdrive mean?)

OVERDRIVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make use of too often or too extensively
   Synonym(s)
   • overuse (what does overuse mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) overdrive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • utilize (what does utilize mean?)
   • utilise (what does utilise mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overexploitation (what does overexploitation mean?)
   • overuse (what does overuse mean?)
   • overutilization (what does overutilization mean?)
   • overutilisation (what does overutilisation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • drive or work too hard
   Usage Example(s)
   • The teacher is overworking his students
   • Overdriving people often suffer stress
   Hypernyms(s) overdrive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • overwork (what does overwork mean?)
   • exploit (what does exploit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overdrive (what does overdrive mean?)