: to draw checks on (a bank account) for more than the balance the account was overdrawn 2 : exaggerate, overstate intransitive verb : to make an overdraft

verb (used with object), o·ver·drew, o·ver·drawn, o·ver·draw·ing. to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account. to strain, as a bow, by drawing too far.

To draw against (a bank account) in excess of credit. 2. To pull back too far: overdraw a bow. 3. To spoil the effect of by exaggeration in telling or describing. v.intr. To make an overdraft.