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Showing words for OVERPLAY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Overplay

overplay

7 Letter Words for Overplay

layover, overlap, overlay, overpay, overply, plovery

6 Letter Words for Overplay

avoyer, lovery, oleary, operla, overly, parley, parole, pearly, pelory, player, plover, polary, polyve, pyrola, rapely, replay, royale, vapory, velary, volary, volery, volyer, vorpal

5 Letter Words for Overplay

apery, arvel, ayelp, early, larve, laver, layer, leary, leavy, lepra, lepry, loave, loper, lover, lovey, olepy, opera, orale, orval, ovary, paleo, paler, parel, pareo, parev, parle, parly, parol, parve, parvo, paver, payer, payor, pearl, peavy, plyer, polar, poler, poley, poral, prela, proal, prole, prove, pylar, pyral, ravel, rayle, realo, relap, relay, repay, repla, reply, revay, royal, valor, vapor, vealy, velar, veray, verpa, volae, volar, yerva

4 Letter Words for Overplay

aero, alep, aloe, alop, aper, arle, arvo, aryl, aver, avoy, ayre, earl, eorl, eral, eval, evap, eyra, laer, lare, lave, lavy, leap, lear, lepa, lerp, leva, levo, levy, lope, lora, lore, lory, love, lyra, lyre, oary, olea, olpe, opal, orae, oral, orle, orly, oval, over, ovey, oyer, pale, paly, pare, parl, pave, pavo, pavy, paye, peal, pear, pela, perv, play, plea, ploy, pole, poly, pore, pory, prao, pray, prey, proa, prov, pyal, pyla, pyre, pyro, rale, rape, rave, real, reap, rely, repl, repo, roey, role, rope, ropy, rove, ryal, rype, vale, vape, vare, vary, veal, vela, velo, vera, very, voar, vola, vole, yale, yare, yarl, year, yelp, yore

3 Letter Words for Overplay

aer, ale, alo, alp, aly, aor, ape, apl, apr, are, ary, ave, avo, aye, ayr, ear, ela, epa, era, eyl, eyr, lao, lap, lar, lav, lay, lea, leo, lep, ler, lev, ley, loa, loe, lop, lor, loy, lye, oar, oer, ola, ole, olp, opa, ope, opv, ora, ore, orl, ory, ova, oye, pal, par, pav, pay, pea, pel, per, ply, poa, pol, por, poy, pre, pro, pry, pva, pya, pye, pyr, rap, ray, rea, rel, rep, rev, rle, rly, roe, rya, rye, vae, val, var, vel, ver, vly, voe, vol, vor, yap, yar, yea, yeo, yep, yer, yoe, yor

Definitions for Overplay

[1] to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
[2] to put too much stress on the value or importance of: A charitable biographer had overplayed the man's piety and benevolence.
[3] Cards . to overestimate the strength of (the cards in one's hand) with consequent loss.
[4] Golf . to hit (the ball) past the putting green.
[5] Archaic . outplay.
[6] to exaggerate one's part, an effect, etc.; overact: Without a firm director she invariably overplays.
[7] (tr) to exaggerate the importance of
[8] another word for overact
[9] overplay one's hand to overestimate the worth or strength of one's position

Words related to Overplay

overdo, exaggerate, overstate, overuse, overemphasize, maximize, magnify, stretch, dramatize, accent, overwork, mug, accentuate, hyperbolize, overdraw, overact, overstress

Words nearby Overplay

overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus, overpopulate, overpopulated, overpopulation, overpotential

Origin of Overplay

First recorded in 1640–50; over- + play

Synonyms for Overplay

exaggerate, maximize, overdo, overemphasize, overstate, overuse, accent, accentuate, dramatize, hyperbolize, magnify, mug, overact, overdraw, overstress, overwork, stretch, blow out of proportion, get carried away, ham it up, labor at, lay it on thick, point up, show off