overdraw

Deplete your account

To overdraw is to withdraw more money from an account than it contains, resulting in a negative balance: I accidentally overdrew my checking account.

Banks typically charge fees for overdrawing.

The past tense is overdrew, past participle overdrawn.

Extended uses describe exaggeration or excess: an overdrawn description embellishes beyond accuracy, an overdrawn bow is pulled too far back.

exaggerate

embellish

Add decorative elements

distort · magnify · amplify · hyperbole · stretch · overplay · embroider · caricature · overemphasize · hyperbolize

banking

account

Record of dealings

penalty · limit · funds · checking · insufficient · negative · protection · charge · transaction · exceed

archery

bowstring

Cord spanning weapon's curve

  • pullForce toward oneself
  • tensionStretched or strained state
  • archerOne who shoots arrows

bow · snap · string · force · release

Categories
Opposites
banking/account balance

overdrawdeposit

Place for safekeeping

credit · underspend · fund · replenish · top up

representation/depiction

overdrawunderstate

Express with restraint

downplay · minimize · belittle · play down · soft-pedal

Phrases
Family

overdraft, overdrawn, overdrafts, overdrawing, overdrew, overdraws

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G