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overdrive
o·ver·drive O0180900 (ō′vər-drīv′)n.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.tr.v. (ō′vər-drīv′) o·ver·drove (-drōv′), o·ver·driv·en (-drĭv′ən), o·ver·driv·ing, o·ver·drives 1. To drive (a vehicle) too far or too long.2. To push (oneself) too far, as in the performance of tasks.overdrive n 1. (Automotive Engineering) a very high gear in a motor vehicle used at high speeds to reduce wear and save fuel 2. in overdrive in a state of intense activity 3. into overdrive into a state of intense activity vb, -drives, -driving, -drove or -driven (tr) to drive too hard or too far; overwork or overuseo•ver•drive (n. ˈoʊ vərˌdraɪv; v. ˌoʊ vərˈdraɪv)
n. 1. a device in a motor vehicle containing a gear that provides a drive shaft speed greater than the engine crankshaft speed. 2. a state of intense activity. overdrive
Past participle: overdriven
Gerund: overdriving
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| overdrive | | overdrive |
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| I overdrive | | you overdrive | | he/she/it overdrives | | we overdrive | | you overdrive | | they overdrive |
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| I overdrove | | you overdrove | | he/she/it overdrove | | we overdrove | | you overdrove | | they overdrove |
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| I am overdriving | | you are overdriving | | he/she/it is overdriving | | we are overdriving | | you are overdriving | | they are overdriving |
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| I have overdriven | | you have overdriven | | he/she/it has overdriven | | we have overdriven | | you have overdriven | | they have overdriven |
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| I was overdriving | | you were overdriving | | he/she/it was overdriving | | we were overdriving | | you were overdriving | | they were overdriving |
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| I had overdriven | | you had overdriven | | he/she/it had overdriven | | we had overdriven | | you had overdriven | | they had overdriven |
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| I will overdrive | | you will overdrive | | he/she/it will overdrive | | we will overdrive | | you will overdrive | | they will overdrive |
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| I will have overdriven | | you will have overdriven | | he/she/it will have overdriven | | we will have overdriven | | you will have overdriven | | they will have overdriven |
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| I will be overdriving | | you will be overdriving | | he/she/it will be overdriving | | we will be overdriving | | you will be overdriving | | they will be overdriving |
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| I have been overdriving | | you have been overdriving | | he/she/it has been overdriving | | we have been overdriving | | you have been overdriving | | they have been overdriving |
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| I will have been overdriving | | you will have been overdriving | | he/she/it will have been overdriving | | we will have been overdriving | | you will have been overdriving | | they will have been overdriving |
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| I had been overdriving | | you had been overdriving | | he/she/it had been overdriving | | we had been overdriving | | you had been overdriving | | they had been overdriving |
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| I would overdrive | | you would overdrive | | he/she/it would overdrive | | we would overdrive | | you would overdrive | | they would overdrive |
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| I would have overdriven | | you would have overdriven | | he/she/it would have overdriven | | we would have overdriven | | you would have overdriven | | they would have overdriven |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | overdrive - 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"activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" | | 2. | overdrive - a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output powerhigh gear, high - a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed | | Verb | 1. | overdrive - drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"overwork, exploit - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" | | 2. | overdrive - make use of too often or too extensivelyoveruseapply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
Translationsoverdrive
go into overdriveTo start working very hard or quickly. When the publishing deadline was moved up a week, we had to go into overdrive to get all of the articles done on time.See also: go, overdrivein overdriveIn an extremely energetic, hardworking, or effective state or condition. Our team has been in overdrive trying to get the project finished on time. With only a few minutes left on the clock, their offense has gone into overdrive.See also: overdriveinto overdriveInto an extremely energetic, hardworking, or effective state or condition. Our team has gone into overdrive trying to get the project finished on time.See also: overdriveMexican overdriveslang The act of coasting downhill in an automobile with the gears in neutral, with the aim of either saving fuel or making the vehicle go faster than would otherwise be possible. He rolled down the mountain in Mexican overdrive, but as he reached a bend in the road, the truck was going too fast, and it went careering through the guard rails and into the ravine.See also: Mexican, overdrivego into overdrive COMMON If someone or something goes into overdrive, they begin to work very hard or become very active. When the wedding was announced, the media went into overdrive. My imagination went into overdrive. I tried to make new dishes, not from recipe books but from books about wild plants. Note: You can also say that someone or something is in overdrive. The campaign is in overdrive now with the candidates travelling the nation in a final push for votes. Note: Overdrive is an extra gear on some vehicles, which enables them to go faster than they can with ordinary gears. See also: go, overdriveMexican overdrive the neutral gear position used when coasting downhill. US informal This expression originated in the mid 20th century, especially in language used by long-distance truck drivers.See also: Mexican, overdrivego, etc. into ˈoverdrive begin to work much harder, increase production, etc: Production at the factory has shifted into overdrive in an attempt to meet the new orders on time. Overdrive is an extra high gear in a vehicle, that you use when you are driving at high speeds.See also: overdriveoverdrive
overdrive a very high gear in a motor vehicle used at high speeds to reduce wear and save fuel overdrive[′ō·vər‚drīv] (mechanical engineering) An automobile engine device that lowers the gear ratio, thereby reducing fuel consumption. Overdrive (processor)An Intel Pentium processor which fits into asocket designed to accomodate an Intel 486, or into aspecial upgrade socket on the motherboard.overdrive
o·ver·drive (ō'vĕr-drīv), 1. An electrophysiologic pacing technique to exceed the rate of an abnormal pacemaker and so capture the territory controlled by that pacemaker (usually atrial).
See also: hesitant, antitermination. 2. A state of eukaryotic RNA polymerase wherein it is resistant to pause, arrest, or termination signals.
See also: hesitant, antitermination. o·ver·drive (ō'vĕr-drīv) An electrophysiologic pacing technique to exceed the rate of an abnormal pacemaker and so capture the territory controlled by that pacemaker (usually atrial). See O/D
See OVDoverdrive
Synonyms for overdrivenoun the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentrationRelated Wordsnoun a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output powerRelated Wordsverb drive or work too hardRelated Wordsverb make use of too often or too extensivelySynonymsRelated Words- apply
- employ
- use
- utilise
- utilize
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