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    overdrive
    /ˈəʊvədrʌɪv/

    noun

    • 1. a gear in a motor vehicle providing a gear ratio higher than that of direct drive (the usual top gear), so that the engine speed can be reduced at high road speeds to lessen fuel consumption or to allow further acceleration.
    • 2. a state of great or excessive activity: "the city's worried public relations group went into overdrive"

    verb

    • 1. give (an electric guitar) a distorted sound: "cranking the volume up results in overdriving the bass"
    • 2. drive or work to exhaustion: "he says he did not overdrive the horses"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERDRIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a state of great activity, effort, or hard work: The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out. The cast was in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Busy and active. abustle. be (as) busy as a bee idiom. be all go idiom. be at work idiom. be back in harness idiom.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overdriveOverdrive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OVERDRIVE is an automotive transmission gear that transmits to the drive shaft a speed greater than engine speed. How to use overdrive in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOVERDRIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a state of great activity, effort, or hard work: The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out. The cast was in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Busy and active. abustle. be (as) busy as a bee idiom. be all go idiom. be at work idiom. be back in harness idiom.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › overdriveOVERDRIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Overdrive definition: to push or carry to excess; overwork.. See examples of OVERDRIVE used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoverdrive noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of overdrive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › overdriveOverdrive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power. see more. noun. the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration. “Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given”. “Melissa's brain was in overdrive ”. see more. verb.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › overdriveOverdrive Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    OVERDRIVE meaning: 1 : a gear in an automobile that allows it to be driven at higher speeds; 2 : a state of great activity especially in order to achieve something.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › overdriveOverdrive - definition of overdrive by The Free Dictionary

    1. A gearing mechanism of a motor vehicle engine that reduces the power output required to maintain driving speed in a specific range by lowering the gear ratio. 2. Informal A state of heightened activity or concentration: shifted into overdrive toward the end of the semester.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › overdrive_noverdrive, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    What does the noun overdrive mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun overdrive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. overdrive has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. engineering (1920s) motoring (1920s) astronautics (1940s) electronics (1950s) music (1970s) See meaning & use.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › over driveOVERDRIVE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    a state of intense activity or productivity: The political campaign has shifted into overdrive.