OVERSTRAIN

overstrain

(noun) too much strain

overstrain, overextend

(verb) strain excessively; “He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overstrain (third-person singular simple present overstrains, present participle overstraining, simple past and past participle overstrained)

(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities

Noun

overstrain

excessive strain

Anagrams

• overtrains

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*strain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstraining.]

Definition: To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.

O`ver*strain", v. t.

Definition: To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. Ayliffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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