Thesaurus: overstrain

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1. v. i. To strain one's self to excess.
2. v. t. To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.
3. n. too much strain
4. v. strain excessively
5. To strain one's self to excess. Dryden. To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. Ayliffe.
6. To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.
7. n. too much strain v. strain excessively