Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » overdoing
overdoing
Variant of overdo
transitive verb overdid, overdone, overdoing
- to do too much, or to excess
- to spoil the effect of by exaggeration: to overdo an apology
- to cook too long; overcook
- to overwork; exhaust; tire
intransitive verb
to do too much; esp., to exhaust oneself by doing too much
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.