Get to know Overplay better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like overact or ham. In Dutch this translates to overdrijven.
Overplay meaning
- To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
- To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.
- To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
Overplay vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Overplay
- The main meaning on this page is: To overdo or overact one's effect or role. | To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance. | To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
- Useful related words include: overact, ham it up, ham, act.
- Possible Dutch translations are: overdrijven, dramatiseren.
- In the example corpus, overplay often appears in combinations such as: overplay his.
Context around Overplay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overplay
- In this selection, "overplay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, celtic and cannot stand out and add context to how "overplay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include celtic overplay on the and continues to overplay his hand. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overplay" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overplay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Celtic overplay on the edge of their own area and Rangers press high to win it back. (17 words)
However, in light of the recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling, it is unlikely that he will overplay his hand so badly again. (22 words)
McIntyre continues to overplay his hand as a babyface, for now, as McDonagh used Judgment Day interference to work over McIntyre’s leg. (23 words)
MCA’s attempts to portray itself as a champion for the welfare of the Chinese community is, however, a double-edged sword, as it cannot overplay the race card. (29 words)
McIntyre continues to overplay his hand as a babyface, for now, as McDonagh used Judgment Day interference to work over McIntyre’s leg. (23 words)
However, in light of the recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling, it is unlikely that he will overplay his hand so badly again. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
McIntyre continues to overplay his hand as a babyface, for now, as McDonagh used Judgment Day interference to work over McIntyre’s leg.
However, in light of the recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling, it is unlikely that he will overplay his hand so badly again.
Celtic overplay on the edge of their own area and Rangers press high to win it back.
MCA’s attempts to portray itself as a champion for the welfare of the Chinese community is, however, a double-edged sword, as it cannot overplay the race card.
Common combinations with overplay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: