overdraw

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ draw.

Verb

overdraw (third-person singular simple present overdraws, present participle overdrawing, simple past overdrew, past participle overdrawn)

1. To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
2. (archery) To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
3. (dated) To exaggerate.
4. (computer graphics) To draw over the top of existing content.

Translations

withdraw more money from an account than there is credit

• Dutch: in het rood gaan
• Icelandic: yfirdraga
• Norwegian: overtrekke

• Spanish: sobregirar (es)
• Swedish: övertrassera (sv)

Noun

overdraw (countable and uncountable, plural overdraws)

1. (computer graphics) The process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.

Translations

process during the rendering of a scene

• Russian: перерисовка (pererisovka)

References

• overdraw in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• overdraw in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• wardrove