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overdrove

vb. (en-simple past of: overdrive)

WordNet
overdrive
  1. n. 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"

  2. a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power

  3. v. drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

  4. make use of too often or too extensively [syn: overuse]

  5. [also: overdrove, overdriven]

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Usage examples of "overdrove".

We could see nothing on our screens but the craggy highlands of Farside and frequent flashes of lightning that overdrove the screen's light-amplification circuits.