overplay
overplay Lexical Profile
overplay Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To give undue importance to something, or to overestimate the strength of one's position or advantage.
"The negotiators were careful not to overplay their advantage during the final round of talks."
To broadcast or play a song, recording, or media piece so frequently that it becomes tiresome.
"Local radio stations tend to overplay popular summer hits until listeners grow tired of them."
To perform a theatrical role or dramatic scene in an exaggerated or overly emotional manner.
"The director asked the lead actor not to overplay the emotional monologue in the second act."
To hit, kick, or throw a ball beyond the intended target or receiver (in golf and team sports).
"Strong winds caused the golfer to overplay the green on the fourteenth hole."
• noun
An act or instance of exaggerating, overacting, or hitting a ball too far in a sport.
"The golfer's costly overplay on the final green sent the ball rolling into the bunker."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently used in the idiom 'overplay one's hand', a card-playing metaphor meaning to overestimate the strength of one's position and act too aggressively.