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overstrain - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'overstrain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overstrain [ v. i.]
- To strain one's self to excess.
2 . Overstrain [ v. t.]
- To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.

Meaning of 'overstrain' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . overstrain [ v]
Meaning (1):
- strain excessively
Example in sentence:
  • He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment