overdid

/ˌoʊvərˈdɪd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈdɪd/

verb

To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.

Examples :

"I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight."

verb

To cook for too long.

Examples :

"to overdo the meat"

food

verb

To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).

Examples :

"to overdo one’s strength"

amount work action energy demand

verb

To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.

Examples :

"My brother overdid his homework assignment, spending hours on it when only a few hours were necessary. "

action achievement

Meanings

Examples :

"I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight."

Examples :

"to overdo the meat"

Examples :

"to overdo one’s strength"

Examples :

"My brother overdid his homework assignment, spending hours on it when only a few hours were necessary. "

Related Words

homework noun

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

holidays noun

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

strength noun

The quality or degree of being strong.

someone noun

A partially specified but unnamed person.

greater adjective

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

assignment noun

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

brother noun

Son of the same parents as another person.

necessary noun

(usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

spending noun

Present participle of spend, expenditure.

require verb

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

exceed verb

To be larger, greater than (something).