overstrain
11overstrain — verb subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities. noun the action or result of overstraining …
12overstrain — o ver•strain′ v …
13overstrain — verb (t) /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn) 1. to strain (someone or something) excessively. –verb (i) /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn) 2. to strain oneself excessively. –noun /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn), /ˈoʊvəstreɪn/ (say ohvuhstrayn) 3.… …
14overstrain — v.tr. strain too much …
15Overstrained — 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] …
16Overstraining — 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] …
17overdo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. overtask, overstrain, etc.; go too far, carry to extremes. See exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To do too much] Syn. magnify, pile up, pile on, amplify, overestimate, overreach, stretch, overvalue …
18overwork — v 1. overtax, overtask, overexert, over extend, overexercise, overstrain, overdrive; fag or fag out, enervate, exhaust, jade, wear out, prostrate, run or drive into the ground; oppress, overload, overlade, overburden, overweight, overcharge,… …
19Sprain — (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained} (spr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spraining}.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. [ e]preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See {Express}, v. t., and cf. {Spraints}.] To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle …
20Sprained — Sprain Sprain (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained} (spr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spraining}.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. [ e]preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See {Express}, v. t., and cf. {Spraints}.] To weaken, as a joint,… …
