overplay

intransitive verb

To present (a dramatic role, for example) in an exaggerated manner.

intransitive verb

To emphasize or stress unduly.

intransitive verb

To overestimate the strength of (one’s holding or position) with resulting defeat.

intransitive verb

To hit (a golf ball) beyond the green.

intransitive verb

To overdo a role or an effect.

noun

In any duplicate card-game, especially bridge and whist, the play of a hand which has already been played at another table and by other players; in memory duplicate, the play of a hand by north and south which was originally held and played by east and west.

verb

and (transitive) To overdo or overact one’s effect or role.

verb

To present something in a manner more dramatic than necessary.

verb

To overestimate one’s strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.