overstrain
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ verb ] strain excessively
Synonyms Examples "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)In any case but the last , such a course is sure to avenge itself upon the individual ; the moral powers no more than the physical and mental , can bear overstraining . Related terms |
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[ verb ] overstrain oneself
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[ noun ] (physics) too much strain
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