Meaning of OVERSTRAIN
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'streyn
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- [n] too much strain
- [v] overstrain oneself
- [v] strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
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| | Synonyms: | | overextend |
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| | See Also: | | extend, reach, strain, strain, strain, strive | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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