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overstrain

verb

Etymology

From over- + strain.

  1. inherited from strȳnd
  2. derived from *strew-✻
  3. inherited from *streuną✻
  4. inherited from strēon
  5. inherited from streen
  6. prefixed as overstrain — “over + strain”

Definitions

  1. To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.

    • The very phrase of "generous forbearance" shocked her as overstrained; but she did marvel that Lord Avonleigh felt neither pained nor embarrassed in a situation where such sensations seemed inevitable.
    • Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her.

  2. excessive strain

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA