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overdraw

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o·ver·draw  (vr-drô)
v. o·ver·drew (-dr), o·ver·drawn (-drôn), o·ver·draw·ing, o·ver·draws
v.tr.
1. To draw against (a bank account) in excess of credit.
2. To pull back too far: overdraw a bow.
3. To spoil the effect of by exaggeration in telling or describing.
v.intr.
To make an overdraft.

overdraw
Verb
[-drawing, -drew, -drawn] to withdraw more money from a bank account than is in it
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overdraw - draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
2.overdrawoverdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to
overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

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We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets.
 
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