overdrive
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[v. oh-ver-drahyv; n. oh-ver-drahyv] verb, o·ver·drove, o·ver·driv·en, o·ver·driv·ing, noun 
vərˈdraɪv; verb (used with object)
1.
to push or carry to excess; overwork.
2.
to drive too hard.
noun
3.
Machinery, Automotive. a device containing a gear set at such ratio and arrangement as to provide a drive shaft speed greater than the engine crankshaft speed.
4.
Informal. an intense state of activity or productivity: The political campaign has shifted into overdrive.
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| overdrive | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a very high gear in a motor vehicle used at high speeds to reduce wear and save fuel |
| 2. | in overdrive in a state of intense activity |
| 3. | into overdrive into a state of intense activity |
| —vb , -drives, -driving, -drove, -driven | |
| 4. | (tr) to drive too hard or too far; overwork or overuse |
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Word Origin & History
overdrive
"speed-increasing gear in an automobile," 1929, from over + drive.
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Computing Dictionary
Overdrive definition
processorAn Intel Pentium processor which fits into a socket designed to accomodate an Intel 486, or into a special upgrade socket on the motherboard.
(1995-03-27)
Example sentences
But because the opportunity to be creative is now in reach, the desire for the means to be creative goes into overdrive.
Your blood pressure and pulse become elevated, and you sweat heavily as your body goes into overdrive.
The present difficulty is not an economy that has stalled, but one that is stuck in overdrive.
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