Overstrained

Overstrained
Overstrain O`ver*strain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.] To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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  • overstrained — adj. bearing excessive strain; exceeding the physical or emotional limitations ofn. excessive strain, exceeding of physical or emotional limitations v. put excessive strain on, exceed physical or emotional limitations …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ὑπερτονεῖ — ὑπερτονέω to be overstrained pres ind mp 2nd sg (attic epic doric ionic) ὑπερτονέω to be overstrained pres ind act 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • ὑπερτονέει — ὑπερτονέω to be overstrained pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic ionic) ὑπερτονέω to be overstrained pres ind act 3rd sg (epic ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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