About The Word Overstrain

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Overstrain

Overstrain Meaning & Definition
Overstrain Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overstrain?

[n] too much strain
[v] overstrain oneself
[v] strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overstrain: overextend

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overstrain: beat | burn out | carry too far | debilitate | do in | do up | enervate | exaggerate | exhaust | fag | fag out | fatigue | flag | frazzle | go overboard | go to extremes | go too far | harass | haul | heave | inflate | jade | knock out | knock up | know no bounds | overact | overcarry | overdevelop | overdistend | overdo | overdraw | overdrive | overelaborate | overemphasize | overexercise | overexert | overexpand | overexpend | overextend | overfatigue | overindulge | overlabor | overplay | overreact | overspend | overstress | overstretch | overstudy | overtask | overtax | overtire | overtrain | overuse | overweary | overwork | pass all bounds | poop | poop out | press | prostrate | protest too much | pull | rack | strain | strain every nerve | stress | stretch | sweat blood | swell | tax | tense | tire | tire out | tire to death | tucker | tug | use up | weaken | wear on | wear out | weary | wilt | wind

See Also | extend | reach | strain | strain | strain | strive

Overstrain In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.] To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden.
\O`ver*strain"\, v. t. To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. --Ayliffe.

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