overdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal.
was overdrawing
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past progressiveof overdraw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Nature had only given him a warning that he was overdrawing his resources.
From The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy
This was done after a little hesitation: The money was given to him, but a gentleman from behind the desks begged him to remind Lady Carbury that she was overdrawing her account.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
