overstrain

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overstrain
v. put excessive strain on, exceed physical or emotional limitations
 
n. excessive strain, exceeding of physical or emotional limitations

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overstrain

Noun
1. too much strain
(hypernym) strain
(derivation) overextend

Verb
1. strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
(synonym) overextend
(hypernym) strain, extend


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Overstrain
(v. t.)
To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.
  
 
(v. i.)
To strain one's self to excess.
  

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overstrain
v. a.
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overstrain
Synonyms and related words:
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
  

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