(transitive) To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear. / (uncountable, figuratively) A state of heightened activity.

plural of overdrive

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdrive

(US, slang, automotive) The neutral gear when used while a vehicle is moving, especially when it is used to save fuel or to coast downhill faster than a vehicle can go in gear. (This is illegal in some places.)

(US, slang, automotive) Synonym of Mexican overdrive

Driven too hard; exhausted / (music) Characteristic of overdrive