# overplay

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #88,679

## Definitions
1. To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
2. To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.
3. To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
4. To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".

## Etymology
From over- + play.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overplay