单词 | overdraw |
释义 | overdrawn. 1. U.S. = overcheck n.2 Usually in overdraw check. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > reins rein1297 bridle reina1382 bridea1425 linkc1450 leading-rein1483 quinsell1598 bearing rein1790 bridoon rein1795 check-reina1809 ribbon1813 ribands1815 bit-rein1833 check-piece1833 nose-rein1844 lines1852 reinage1863 check1868 overdraw1870 single line1875 overcheck1963 1870 D. Magner New Syst. Educating Horses (ed. 9) 46 The overdraw check will now be just the thing. But care must be taken to apply it right, or there will be cause for disappointment in its use. 1889 Harper's Mag. July 312/1 The noble horse passes us, tortured with the overdraw check and the close blinders and nagged with the goad. 1902 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden in Maine xvi. 122 He was prancin'..until he got him hitched inter this new bitin' gear an' overdraw. 1905 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 8 Sept. 5 Much has been accomplished to abolish the pernicious practice of docking horses, but it is just as important that the abuse of the overdraw check should be corrected. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > quality of being difficult or exacting > a difficult or demanding task > a difficult demand overdraw1873 order1875 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1874) viii. 197 There is such an overdraw on the energies of the industrial population [of France] that a large share of heavy labour is thrown on the women. 3. Archery. A device fitted to a bow which enables an archer to use a shorter arrow than that for which the bow is designed, thus increasing arrow speed. ΚΠ 1986 R. Combs Archer's Digest (ed. 4) x. 117/2 (caption) The 1985 York Shoot Through Overdraw accomodates left- or right-handed shooters, accepts shorter, stiffer shafts, mounts all bow accessories. 1991 Petersen's Bowhunting Aug. 38/3 No wheels, no sights, and certainly no overdraw. The arrow snaps onto the string and sits on a simple arrow rest. 2001 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 6 e Risers are recessed now, too, which eliminates the need in some cases for overdraws, which dominated the fastest bows in the 1980s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overdrawv.ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (intransitive)] to come overeOE passc1300 to pass byc1390 overwend?a1400 to go over1415 to pass througha1425 overdrawa1450 to make over1488 to get overa1500 transita1500 transire1592 to make through1606 transpass1626 to get through1694 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go or move away specifically of things forgoc950 worthOE atgoc1175 alithec1275 withdraw1297 lenda1350 withgoa1400 to go farewellc1400 voidc1400 startc1405 overdrawa1450 recedec1450 sinkc1450 remove1481 regress1552 to-gang1596 elongate1646 abscede1650 discede1650 to take a walk1871 the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > push and pull [verb (transitive)] > pull > over or across overdrawa1450 overhale1581 a1450 (?1420) J. Lydgate Temple of Glas (Tanner) (1891) 610 (MED) Alas! when shal þis tempest ouerdrawe, To clere þe skies of myn aduersite? a1450 (?1420) J. Lydgate Temple of Glas (Tanner) (1891) 4664 (MED) The derke ouerdrogh, & the dym voidet. a1500 R. Henryson Ressoning betuix Aige & Yowth 30 in Poems (1981) 171 Bot now that day is ourdrevin and done. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 673 Sone the day ouerdroghe & the derke entrid. a. transitive. To draw (something) over or across; spec. to capture (a hawk) by pulling or throwing a net over. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) 2183 Cheynes he didde ouer-drawe, That noo man passe myght. a1475 Bk. Hawking (Harl. 2340) in Studia Neophilol. (1944) 16 12 (MED) Piche a vreyn in the wey þt þu seist hym come in, and ouer drawe hym, then encile him. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xv. 286 In-till a litill spas, Thar flot all weill our-drawyn was. b. transitive. To draw off (a certain volume of wine) from a container. Obsolete.In quot. 1669, apparently with the container as indirect object. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of extracting > extract liquid [verb (transitive)] > into another vessel overdraw1662 run1728 tank1886 the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > from one vessel to another > draw off into another vessel overdraw1662 1662 C. Merret Communication 17 Dec. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 157 Over-draw three or four gallons of that wine you intend to fine. 1669 C. Merret Some Observ. conc. ordering Wines in W. Charleton Two Disc. 208 Over-draw the Hogshead 3 or 4 Gallons. 1682 Art & Myst. of Vintners 49 If the Claret be not sound and good, overdraw 3 or 4 gallons, then replenish the Vessel with as much good Wine red. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] leada1225 accoya1375 form1399 persuadec1450 persuadec1487 practise1524 temper1525 work1532 suade1548 perduce1563 to draw on1567 overdraw1603 possess1607 bring1611 sway1625 tickle1677 tamper1687 to touch up1796 to put the comether on someone1818 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xlvii. 155 A higher power forsooth vs overdrawes, And mortall states guides with immortall lawes. 4. transitive. Banking. a. To draw money from (one's account, etc.) in excess of the amount that the account holds; to cause (one's account) to be in debt. Also intransitive. Frequently in passive, of an account: to have been debited with an amount greater than the current credit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (intransitive)] > overdraw overdraw1710 to overdraw one's badger1841 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > withdraw (money) > overdraw overdraw1766 1710 J. Addison Let. 16 Mar. (1941) 207 I have been forced to draw upon You for 200 l. wch..will I hope not over-draw my effects with you. 1734 G. Berkeley Let. 30 Apr. in Wks. (1871) IV. 227 I hope Skipton's first payment hath been made,..otherwise I have overdrawn. 1766 W. Cowper Let. 16 Aug. (1979) I. 147 I am sorry my Finnances are not only exhausted, but overdrawn. 1859 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 202/2 The Company's bank-account was overdrawn. 1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. xiii. 113 One of the simplest ways of lending money is to allow customers to overdraw their accounts. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 263 Don't overdraw..more than you can help. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 1 Dec. in Yours, Plum (1990) iv. 115 I am going to open an account for seven hundred quid at your bank and tell the manager that it is security for you to overdraw against if you want to. 1988 Which? Nov. 512/1 More than half overdrew without arranging it beforehand. 2002 Central Maine Morning Sentinel (Waterville) (Nexis) 17 Sept. b3 The town's administrative account is overdrawn. ΚΠ 1798 Geraldina I. 195 He was my banker,..and used to give me a lecture whenever I overdrew him. 1820 H. L. Piozzi Let. 16 May (1914) 320 I never yet overdrew my Banker, and will not (unless something serious happens,) begin to do so in the year 1820. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xliv. 396 How the bankers and agents were overdrawn. c. In passive. Of a person: to have taken money out of an account in excess of the amount that it holds. ΚΠ 1907 E. W. Hornung Amateur Cracksman 3 I am overdrawn already at my bank! 1973 Times 31 Mar. 11/4 They couldn't sue me—I was overdrawn anyway. 2000 S. Kinsella Secret Dreamworld Shopaholic iii. 41 ‘Are you overdrawn?’ Am I overdrawn? ‘Just a tad.’ I shrug. ‘It'll work itself out.’ 5. transitive (reflexive). Cards. In games such as pontoon (blackjack) and brag: to take one's point count over the limit by drawing another card. Also intransitive. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > play at cards [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics pass1599 pluck1606 pulla1625 to play high1640 to follow suit1643 to play at forsat1674 lead1677 overdrawc1805 stand1813 retract1823 underplay1850 to hold up1879 to throw in one's hand1893 build1901 build-down1983 c1805 J. Austen Watsons in J. E. Austen Leigh Mem. Jane Austen (1871) 358 Vingt-un is the game at Osborne Castle... Lord Osborne enjoys it famously... I wish you could see him over-draw himself on both his own cards. 1950 L. H. Dawson Hoyle's Games Modernized (ed. 20) 158 Many players habitually stand at fifteen, and if the dealer is a reckless player, with a tendency to overdraw, it may be good policy to stand upon an even smaller figure. 6. transitive. To exaggerate in the description of (a fact, a person, etc.), or in the telling of (a tale, etc.). Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in representation paintc1390 fucate1535 flatter1581 embroider1614 over-picturea1616 heighten1731 overpaint1749 overtell1755 overcolour1811 overdrawa1817 dramatize1823 sensationalize1863 overdress1866 a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) II. vii. 140 Characters, which Mr. Allen had been used to call unnatural and overdrawn . View more context for this quotation 1844 E. E. Napier Wild Sports Europe I. 204 Are not all these yarns about India rather overdrawn? 1850 F. W. Newman Phases of Faith 210 Many biographies overdraw the virtue of their subject. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxix. 500 The above is not overdrawn; it is a truthful sketch of..schooner life. 1912 Chambers's Jrnl. June 359/1 Perhaps it will be said that the above statements are over~drawn. 1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men vii. 116 It is commonly said that the period of the Italian ars marked the reemergence of infantry as the predominant element in field warfare, yet this is probably overdrawn. 7. transitive. Archery. To draw (a bow or arrow) too strongly. Also intransitive.In figurative use in quot. 1889 in to overdraw the bow: to overstate one's case, to draw a conclusion unsupported by the facts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > misapply > apply or use beyond its province overstretcha1425 to put, set, stretch, etc. on (the) tenter(sa1533 stretch1553 to put, set, strain, stretch on the tenterhooks1583 outstretch1597 strain1597 tenter1611 overdraw1889 1889 Electr. Rev. 25 574/2 Mr. A. has..overdrawn the bow in endeavouring to make out [etc.]. 1904 H. Walrond Archery for Beginners 25 Care must also be taken that the arrow is not overdrawn, ie., that no part of the pile is brought on the bow. 1956 H. Wiseman & F. Brundle Archery Gloss. 89 Overdraw, to draw back the arrow too far so that the tip of the arrow passes the belly of the bow. 1988 J. Adams Archery (ed. 6) 30 Overdraw, to draw the pyle of the arrow inside the face of the bow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870v.a1450 |
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