overstrain

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ strain.

Verb

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overstrain (third-person singular simple present overstrains, present participle overstraining, simple past and past participle overstrained)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. [], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, [], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 134:
      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.
    • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm [], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
      Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her.

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Noun

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overstrain

  1. excessive strain

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