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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Overstrain

· O·ver·strain · IPA
01 v. i. To strain one's self to excess.
imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstraining
  1. 1.
    To strain one's self to excess.
02 v. t. To stretch or strain too much; as, to overstrain one's nerves.
  1. 1.
    To stretch or strain too much; as, to overstrain one's nerves.