Overdrive Definition

ōvər-drīv
overdrives
noun
overdrives
A gear that at a certain speed automatically reduces an engine's power output without reducing its driving speed: used to lessen fuel consumption and engine wear.
Webster's New World
A state of intensified activity, productivity, etc.
Webster's New World

(dated) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.

Wiktionary
verb
overdrives
To drive (a vehicle) too far or too long.
American Heritage
To push (oneself) too far, as in the performance of tasks.
American Heritage

To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

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Other Word Forms of Overdrive

Noun

Singular:
overdrive
Plural:
overdrives

Origin of Overdrive

  • From over +"Ž drive. Cognate with Norwegian overdrive (“to exaggerate") and Dutch overdrijven (“to exaggerate").

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Overdrive Sentence Examples

  • Peppers such as cayenne, habanero and jalapeno kick your metabolism into overdrive from 30 minutes to as long as three hours after you eat them.

  • Her heart skipped a beat and then went into overdrive.

  • Moreover, he has to govern in accordance with the Rule, and must endeavour, while enforcing discipline and implanting virtues, not to sadden or "overdrive" his monks, or give them cause for "just murmuring."

  • A 5-speed synchromesh overdrive gearbox is standard with vacuum fitted brakes.

  • The overdrive gearbox is significantly different at the tail end than the standard box.

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