Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun overdrive

2 senses of overdrive

Sense 1
overdrive -- (the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive")
       => action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")

Sense 2
overdrive -- (a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power)
       => high gear, high -- (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overdrive

2 senses of overdrive

Sense 1
overdrive -- (drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress")
       => overwork, exploit -- (work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students")

Sense 2
overuse, overdrive -- (make use of too often or too extensively)
       => use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")