overdrive (redirected from overdrives)

o·ver·drive  (vr-drv)

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. (vr-drv) o·ver·drove (-drv), o·ver·driv·en (-drvn), 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.

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overdrive

n [ˈəʊvəˌdraɪv]

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a very high gear in a motor vehicle used at high speeds to reduce wear and save fuel

in or into overdrive in or into a state of intense activity

vb [ˌəʊvəˈdraɪv] -drives, -driving, -drove, -driven

(tr) to drive too hard or too far; overwork or overuse

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 power high 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 extensively overuse apply, 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"

Translations

overdrive [ˈəʊvədraɪv] N (Aut) → superdirecta f
to go into overdrive (fig) → ponerse or empezar a funcionar a toda marcha
phones and fax machines went into overdrive when the crisis struck → los faxes y teléfonos empezaron a funcionar a toda marcha or se dispararon cuando se produjo la crisis

overdrive [ˈəʊvə^rdraɪv] n

to go into overdrive → passer la surmultipliée

(= gear) → surmultipliée f

overdrive [ˈəʊvəˌdraɪv] n (Aut) → overdrive m inv

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overdrive [ˈəʊvəˌdraɪv] n (Aut) → overdrive m inv