"overdraw" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overdraw [canonical], overdraws [third-person, singular], overdrew [past], overdrawn [past, participle], overdrawing [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + draw Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|draw}} over- + draw Head templates: {{verb|overdraw|overdraws|overdrew|overdrawn|overdrawing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overdraw an account, you withdraw more money from it than there is available.
    Sense id: simple-overdraw-en-verb-9jFdnzhY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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