overstrain
English
Etymology
From over- + strain.
Verb
overstrain (third-person singular simple present overstrains, present participle overstraining, simple past and past participle overstrained)
- (transitive, intransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 6, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her.
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Translations
subject to an excessive demand
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Noun
overstrain
- excessive strain
Anagrams
- overtrains