Definition of overstrain
overstrained;
overstraining
: to strain (someone or something) beyond a maximum tolerable limit
- overstrained herself on the treadmill
- overstrain a muscle
- overstrained the steel, which developed a crack
- He said every nerve had been overstrained in some way, and the whole system must sleep torpid a while.
- —Charlotte Brontë
- … officials said the aid would be focused only on its banking sector … That would be crucial to avoid overstraining the eurozone's rescue funds …
- —Luke Baker and Annika Breidthardt
- She doesn't overstrain the metaphor …
- —Mark O'Connell
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overstrain
noun-
- muscles suffering from overstrain
