overdraw
verb, noun
overdraw is a verb meaning “To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-V-E-R-D-R-A-W and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 24 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does overdraw mean?
verb
- 1
To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
- 2
To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
- 3
datedTo exaggerate.
- 4
To draw over the top of existing content.
- 5
To draw the air in through a harmonica while adjusting the mouth so that the note goes up a half tone.
noun
- 1
The process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce overdraw?
- US
Overdraw has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-overdraw.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overdraw
- overdraws present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- overdrawing participle, present
- overdrew past
- overdrawn participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is overdraw?
Overdraw appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Overdraw in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense withdraw more money from an account than there is credit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | überziehen |
| Spanish | sobregirar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does overdraw come from?
From over- + draw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).