Found 2 items, similar to overdrive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: overdrive overdrive n 1: 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 v 1: drive or work too hard; “The teacher is overworking his students”; “Overdriving people often suffer stress” 2: make use of too often or too extensively [syn: overuse] [also: overdrove, overdriven]
English → English (gcide) Definition: overdrive overdrive \o"ver*drive`\, n. 1. (Machinery) A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft. [PJC] 2. (Automotive) The gear setting of a motor vehicle at which the overdrive[1] is operative; as, cruising at 80 mph in overdrive. [PJC] 3. Hence: [fig.] A state of unusually intense activity; as, when they got their new supercomputer, their research kicked into overdrive; one look at her made his heart jump into overdrive; -- used mostly of the activities of persons or groups. [PJC]