overdraw

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o·ver·draw / ˌōvərˈdrô/ • v. (past -drew; past part. -drawn) [tr.] 1. (usu. be overdrawn) draw money from (one's bank account) in excess of what the account holds: you only pay interest if your account is overdrawn. ∎  (be overdrawn) (of a person) have taken money out of an account in excess of what it holds: I'm already overdrawn this month.2. exaggerate in describing or depicting (someone or something): some of the characters were overdrawn.3. draw (a bow) too far.

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